The Extra Dollop Tour 2017
Extra Dollop Riders
Registration for the Extra Dollop Tour will be $220 for the public and $198 for members of Ride4Life who receive a 10% discount on registration. Pillion riders will be $150 for the public and $135 for members.
Your registration fee includes the following:-
- Registration for the ride
- Support vehicle back up for the complete trip. (Support means a trailer that will take you to the next town where you can get assistance to send your bike home or have it repaired. It does not mean carting your bike for the whole distance.)
- Ride patch as memento of the run.
- Ferry cost for bike and rider and/or pillion between Sorrento and Queenscliffe.
- Final dinner in Mildura on the 17th November.
The ride will be raising funds for a Mental Health type charity in accordance with our constitution. We will advise fundraising details as soon as possible.
Little Dollop Riders
Shepparton to Sorrento Leg
Registration for the Extra Dollop Tour will be $110 for the public and $99 for members of Ride4Life. Part ride registration entitles you to three days and two nights with the ride. Pillions will be $80 for the public and $72 for members. Please note that NO FERRY RIDE IS INCLUDED IN THIS REGISTRATION
Warrnambool to Mildura Leg
Registration for the Extra Dollop Tour will be $150 for the public and $135 for members of Ride4Life. Part ride registration entitles you to three days and two nights with the ride. Pillions will be $120 for the public and $108 for members. THIS LEG INCLUDES THE MILDURA DINNER
Your registration fee includes the following:-
- Registration for the ride
- Support vehicle back up for the complete trip. (Support means a trailer that will take you to the next town where you can get assistance to send your bike home or have it repaired. It does not mean carting your bike for the whole distance.)
- Ride patch as a memento of the run.
- Any other goodies we might be able to drum up.
Route
The details for the Extra Dollop Tour are as follows. They are subject to change depending on accommodation and meal arrangements.
11th November 2017
Arrive in Shepparton and stay overnight for the beginning of the event. We will be having our AGM at the Overlander Hotel on the 11th November at 4pm. Accommodation is available at the Overlander 97 Benalla Road, Shepparton. Phone 03 58215622. 10% discount available to Ride4Life.
12th November 2017
Starting Line Maude St Shepparton VIC 3630
Travel to Echuca via Tatura, Merrigum and Kyabram.
Echuca to Nathalia via Murray Valley Highway for Morning Tea
Nathalia to Cobram via Murray Valley Highway for lunch.
Cobram to Tallangatta via Wodonga
Overnight stop in Tallangatta at the
Accommodation at the Tallangatta Hotel 77 Towong Street, Tallangatta $5 discount for riders. Phone 02 60712513 or at the Tallangatta Motor Inn, 1 Akuna Avenue, Tallangatta. They will donate $5 per person to the cause. Phone 02 60712208.
13th November 2017
Tallangatta Hotel to Mitta Mitta for morning tea
Mitta Pub Omeo Hwy, Mitta Mitta VIC 3701
Mitta to Omeo for Lunch
Omeo to Bairnsdale for Overnight stop.
Bairnsdale Accommodation at the Bairnsdale Riverside Caravan Park 139 Princes Hwy, Bairnsdale. Phone 03 5152 4654. 10% discount on accommodation for Ride4Life participants. You must mention when booking in as with all accommodation points.
14th November 2017
From Bairnsdale, travel to Sale for Morning Tea
Then head to Yarram via South Gippsland Highway. From Yarram head to Foster for Lunch.
Foster for lunch
Lunch stop to Sorrento Ferry Terminal
Catch ferry to Queenscliffe (prepaid in registration fees)
Overnight stop at Big 4 Beacon Resort Queenscliff, 78 Bellarine Hwy, Queenscliff. Phone 03 52581133. Have offered 15% off accommodation for riders. Use code Ride17. (Enter the code at the end when checking out, not at the beginning under Promo Code.) You can also place a reservation by phoning Guest Relations 1800 351 152 between 8am and 6.30pm daily.
15th November 2017
Big 4 Beacon Resort Queenscliff to Colac for lunch then via Lavers Hill and Great Ocean Road to Warrnambool for overnight stop
Accommodation at the Figtree Holiday Village 33 Lava St, Warrnambool. Phone 03 55611233. Will give 10% off if more than 10 people booked in. (Shouldn't be a problem) There will be new owners at the end of August.
16th November 2017
Warrnambool to Halls Gap via Koroit, Penshurst and Dunkeld for morning tea
Halls Gap to St Arnaud for lunch via Stawell and Navarre.
St Arnaud to Dingee and Cohuna for overnight stop.
Accommodation at the Cohuna Waterfront Holiday Park, 58 Cohuna Island Road, Cohuna. Phone 03 54562562. 10% off accommodation.
17th November 2017
Cohuna to Swan Hill then on to Robinvale for lunch
Robinvale to Gol Gol (Mildura) River Gardens Caravan Park Punt Road Gol Gol. Phone 03 50248541. 10% off accommodation price.
Final function at a Mildura venue being organised by Ray and Alisa Pratt in Mildura.
18th November 2017
Breakfast and goodbyes.
Map
It isn't possible to add more than 10 locations to Google Maps and so other means have to be employed. Here is a link to a detailed map which includes all distances. The total run is around 2100 km.