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It’s not too late to enter the Snowy Ride, however ‘start packs’ for any entries received at the Steven Walter Foundation office after Thursday 28 October 2010 will not be posted out to you as the snail mail may not reach you before the Snowy Ride.

If you enter after 28 October, please contact the SWF office either via email admin@stevenwalterfoundation.org.au or by phone on 02 9542 5885 to advise which checkpoint you would like to collect your start pack from:

Friday 5 November

• Thredbo at the Snowy Ride Merchandise Shop
• Cooma in Centennial Park, Sharp Street, Cooma

Saturday 6 November

• Thredbo at the Snowy Ride Merchandise Shop
• Cooma in Centennial Park, Sharp Street, Cooma
• Jindabyne at the NPWS Visitors Centre, Kosciusko Road, Jindabyne

We can now confirm that the Brewster Brothers, John and Rick Brewster, will be performing on Saturday 6 November at the Snowy Ride.

Make your way to the Village Square at 9pm to join in the fantastic atmosphere of the open air concert following what will be a great day’s riding for the tenth anniversary Honda Snowy Ride.

John and Rick Brewster are the foremost songwriters and guitarists of the legendary group The Angels, one of Australia’s most loved and respected bands, and favourites at the Snowy Ride having performed there a number of times over the past ten years. It’s great to have them back to help celebrate our tenth anniversary milestone.

Other Entertainment in Thredbo over the weekend includes:

Friday 5 November

• The Schuss Bar – RELOAD (Clarkey’s Band)

Saturday 6 November

• The Schuss Bar – RELOAD (Clarkey’s Band)

• Live music at The House of Ullr, The Denman Inn and Knickerbocker Restaurant

While you’re in Thredbo, come and join The Knickerbocker crew at the Snowy Ride Beer Hall. There’ll be German sausages, beer and wildbrumby schnapps specials as well as pretzels, cakes and Toby’s Estate coffee to enjoy. The beer hall extends from the bar inside, through the restaurant and out onto the deck overlooking the Thredbo river.

Snowy Ride Open Hours at The Knickerbocker
Friday 5th November from 4pm for drinks and dinner
Saturday 6th November from 11am for lunch, drinks and dinner
Sunday 7th November for lunch
Bookings welcome.

Ride stop! wildbrumby Distillery
As you wind your way up the Alpine Way towards Thredbo, why not stop at the wildbrumby Distillery. There’s free tastings of wildbrumby schnapps, beer on tap and great meals, coffee and cakes at the 2010/2011 Good Food Guide listed Distillery Door Cafe. The Distillery is open from 10am to 5pm daily.

visit http://www.theknickerbocker.com.au/content/snowy-ride-weekend for more information

The Knickerbocker
Bar and Restaurant
Riverside Cabins, Diggings Terrace, Thredbo 2625
Phone: 02 6457 6844
Email: contact@theknickerbocker.com.au

Day 7 in Mount Isa started out wet, but this soon dried up as the group moved across the border into the Northern Territory. And with the speed limit rising to 130km per hour, the temperature also rose a few notches!

The stretch of road from Camooweal to the Barkly Roadhouse is the longest stretch of highway in Australia that doesn’t have any fuel, about 265kms. This meant the first roadside stop for the bikes with shorter fuel range with the support crew providing a top up. The price of fuel has also risen a bit, up to $1.77 at one stop (with more expensive to come).

Unfortunately a flat tyre for Ant meant a trip inside the iLoad into Tennant Creek, but after a quick repair he was back in roadworthy condition for day 8.

Not everything went right, Ant had a flat so he got someone else to change it while he watched

With welcome air conditioning, a pool to cool off in and a nice place to lay our heads, Tennant Creek proved to be a welcome stop overnight after a long 670km day.

Day 8 started fairly early. Our film crew wanted to film the bikes leaving Tennant Creek as they came through a gap in the hills, can’t wait to see the footage they are getting.

The iconic Daly Waters, not to be missed

It was another day of 130km, and another day of pricey petrol – $1.98 a litre in Elliot! One of our last stops before reaching Mataranka for the night was the iconic township of Daly Waters where there was a traffic light to ensure you stop at the pub. It’s not to be missed on a trip of the Aussie outback and has some very interesting decor.

Overnight we were in Mataranka and I think everyone enjoyed a soak in the hot springs after a few long, hot days on the bikes.

Roadside stop on the way to Mataranka

Relaxing in the hot springs at Mataranka

2010 SNOWY RIDE ENTERTAINMENT

Friday 5 November

The Schuss Bar – RELOAD (Clarkey’s Band)

Saturday 6 November

9PM THE VILLAGE SQUARE – THE BREWSTER BROTHERS

…also

The Schuss Bar – RELOAD (Clarkey’s Band)

Live music at The House of Ullr, The Denman Inn and Knickerbocker Restaurant

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