Riding a motorcycle is good for the spirit, Wendy Champion says.
It's even better when you are doing it socially with more than 160 other people in Marlborough.
Mrs Champion is a member of the Marlborough branch of the New Zealand Ulysses Club, which is for people over 40 and with an interest in motorcycles.
She often rides her sky-blue 2011 Harley Davidson 883cc with other members and said her favourite route was from Murchison and down the West Coast.
Drivers travel through areas without really experiencing them, she said.
"When you're on a bike, you can smell the environment you're going through. When you're driving, you're on autopilot."
"It's good for the spirit. It sings to my soul and I feel invigorated by it."
The Marlborough branch meets at Shelly's cafe on Rapaura Rd at 10am on Saturdays for a coffee and a catch-up.
Meticulously cared-for motorcycles of all shapes, sizes and vintages line the outside of the cafe. The club organises rides around Marlborough and the country on Wednesdays and Sundays.
- The Marlborough Express
SIMON WONG
CATCHING UP: Marlborough Ulysses Club members Wendy Champion, Lorraine Brasch, Jill Newman, Jo de Reeper, Nicky Bright and Megan Lawson.
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