https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/ en https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/towards-cooma <span>Towards Cooma</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/bikes-cow.jpeg?itok=91ohNpvf 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/blog-covers/bikes-cow.jpeg?itok=Yq2LC6Hg 600w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/bikes-cow.jpeg?itok=91ohNpvf" alt="Towards Cooma" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta-Admin</span></span> <span>Wed, 20/03/2013 - 9:41 am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><br /> The morning started early as we had a 6 hour drive towards Cooma ahead of us. Yes, we were heading towards home {smiley}</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/breakfast.jpeg?itok=jCQ5kR9T" width="600" height="450" alt="A delicious breakfast out on the verandah listening to a chorus of birds and our feet being eaten alive by sand flies {wink} started the day." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">A delicious breakfast out on the verandah listening to a chorus of birds and our feet being eaten alive by sand flies {wink} started the day.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p> </p> <p>We programmed Kate, who told us 604km and we'd be in Cooma. Well, in her wisdom those four clicks over the six hundred just happened to be a bit of a blocky she had us negotiate before we were allowed out of Dubbo.</p> <p> </p> <p>After a few stern words from the driver, Kate pulled up her socks and decided to send us on 'the quickest route' which just happened to be the most adventurous.</p> <p>Just out of Dubbo we turned left, past the Dubbo Zoo heading towards Toongi, Yeoval and the best place of all (we were to find out) Cumnock!</p> <p>And along the roadside we found bikes. Yep. BIKES in all shapes and sizes, in all manner of positions being ridden by all manner of things. We saw:</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bikes-cow.jpeg?itok=1rZ8luWD" width="600" height="450" alt="Not sure who this would&#039;ve hurt more?" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Not sure who this would&#039;ve hurt more?</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bikes-rabbits.jpeg?itok=HOHrwRg5" width="600" height="450" alt="They&#039;re running a tad early for Easter and major league late for Christmas." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">They&#039;re running a tad early for Easter and major league late for Christmas.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bikes-frog.jpeg?itok=eY6pJuRv" width="600" height="450" alt="A very cute froggie." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">A very cute froggie.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bikes-kingkong.jpeg?itok=wwaXR1rj" width="600" height="450" alt="I&#039;m not entirely sure what this fella was up to other than perhaps he didn&#039;t like pink!? Any suggestions?" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">I&#039;m not entirely sure what this fella was up to other than perhaps he didn&#039;t like pink!? Any suggestions?</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bike-dinosaur.jpeg?itok=K2avgX_j" width="600" height="450" alt="This fella was amazing. Re&#039;cycled&#039; tyres and you have a tame looking dinosaur. He looks a bit like the purple sludgy thing in the kids movie, Monsters Inc." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">This fella was amazing. Re&#039;cycled&#039; tyres and you have a tame looking dinosaur. He looks a bit like the purple sludgy thing in the kids movie, Monsters Inc.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bike-snake.jpeg?itok=bGCiXPqO" width="600" height="450" alt="A slippery sucker ..." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">A slippery sucker ...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bike-seal.jpeg?itok=z_OmsfyN" width="600" height="450" alt="A cycling seal ..." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">A cycling seal ...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bike-magpie.jpeg?itok=FNNTbaaZ" width="600" height="450" alt="A clever magpie ..." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">A clever magpie ...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bike-show.jpeg?itok=6JvhWP8a" width="600" height="450" alt="Off to the show … (don&#039;t you just love the scrubbing brush!)" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Off to the show … (don&#039;t you just love the scrubbing brush!)</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bike-coyote.jpeg?itok=59JWdq4d" width="600" height="450" alt="None other than Road Runner and Wylie Coyote driving a buggy ..." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">None other than Road Runner and Wylie Coyote driving a buggy ...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bike-bombs.jpeg?itok=L9J9OWlM" width="600" height="450" alt="... complete with gas bottles to blow up Road Runner {smiley}" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">... complete with gas bottles to blow up Road Runner {smiley}</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-07/bike-chook.jpeg?itok=rXPk1-aA" width="600" height="450" alt="And the hot rod or - a chook tractor … how perfect." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">And the hot rod or - a chook tractor … how perfect.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p><a href="http://www.animalsonbikes.com">http://www.animalsonbikes.com</a>  Apparently the bikes were a community project to encourage tourists to travel this road and according to one of the locals it's worked.</p> <p>We certainly loved it. The favourite though, would have to be the first one we stopped at. Yep, you guessed it, the cow. Must be my whacky sense of humour <img alt="smiley" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" height="20" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/modules/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.gif" width="20" />  (your webperson adores for the chook one... )</p> <p>When we reached Cumnock, we had an adventure all of its own. It was so unique, it deserves its very own blog post. Stay tuned ...</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/hopes-road" hreflang="en">Hope&#039;s Road</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/hopes-road-book-tour" hreflang="en">Hope&#039;s Road Book Tour</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/cooma" hreflang="en">Cooma</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/animals-bikes" hreflang="en">Animals on Bikes</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=221&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="Dcz6ZMWI6ByPOITPfeA8l9LV1JzXLiDN8sHtxgDrvMY"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:41:18 +0000 Margareta-Admin 221 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/towards-cooma#comments