Phil ‘Boot’ Herriott, front, president of the Deep South branch of the Patriots Defence Force Motorcycle Club, outside Invercargill’s Motorcycle Mecca on Saturday. The bikers you may have seen touring Southland this past long weekend are retired service men and women. About 60 motorcyclists took part in a Patriots Defence Force Motorcycle Club ride, paying their respects and raising money during the long weekend. The club does a Ride of Respect every year for Anzac Day, and this year raised about $1600 for the West Otago RSA. The Navy nickname for a Pom was an “old boot” and the Southland ‘Rs’ made him sound English.

Source: Stuff April 26, 2021 05:03 UTC