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Escape to Mangrove Mountain

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March 30, 2014 by pillionpassionista Leave a Comment

Sunday was another perfect day for a ride with friends – also two-up.

We again did the “run up the Old Road” for brekky at Road Warriors and then continued on.

The Route:

At the Calga intersection we turned right and did the loop around through Somersby and Peats Ridge, then up to Mangrove Mountain.

map of the Old Road route

The Old Road and Mangrove Mountain loop

This is such a gorgeous little corner of the world. So close to Sydney, yet it feels such a long way away. The tree-lined road meanders between fields of grazing sheep, cows, goats and the occasional alert alpaca. And then returns to impenetrable Aussie bushland.

I really want to return to this area in Autumn…

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As we wound our way up the south-bound curves of the the Old Road back to Berowra, we spotted someone at the side of the road with a camera aimed at us.

No, not a speed camera, thankfully.

A photographer. Snap, snap.

The Old Road Photographer strikes

It’s not the first time we’d seen one there. So when we got home I asked Google about it.

Sure enough, there’s a guy named Eddie who calls himself the Old Road Photographer. He snaps all the bike riders on the bends, posts the best pics, and you can buy them from him (including a 20% charity donation).

So yes, there we were. Well, my bum at least… Famous already!

My bum was also pretty sore by the time we reached home. We’d been out for almost 4 hours, which is my longest ride so far.

Old Road Photographer shot 300314

My butt – posted for posterity – perched on the pillion seat of the S1000RR

(Update: The Old Road Photographer is out taking photos most Sundays and his skills have been improving with practice. We’re hoping he’ll catch us again one day.)

 

Filed Under: Ride days Tagged With: Old Road, Riding, Sydney

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The pillionpassionista is discovering the joy of being on the back of a motorcycle, one weekend at a time. She rides with her partner "Zorro" in Sydney, Australia - the greatest city in the world (at least when the sun is shining and the roads aren't clogged).

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Who am I? Probably not who you imagine. Nothing like the cliched 'bikie chick', certainly.

I grew up in the middle-class leafy north shore of Sydney, worked in the corporate world for many years, and left my mid-life crisis behind me some miles back.

When I tired of playing second fiddle to my beloved partner's beloved motorbike, I decided I wanted to be a part of his weekend road trips.

Not fancying the idea of learning how to ride, I took the easy rider option and hopped on the back.

Follow along as the pillionpassionista discovers the joy of being on the back of a motorcycle, one weekend at a time.

She rides with her partner "Zorro" in Sydney, Australia - the greatest city in the world (at least when the sun is shining and the roads aren't jammed).

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