Wot the Jatz's did

**JATZ** · 1st November 2010, 20:40

Ahhh Neil Young,Down by the river, pumpin through the headphones ATM

Right... where was I......

Took the back rd to Karamea

would been a beauty but I put toooo much air in my front tyre in Westport and the pig wouldn't turn proper

Anyway... we carried on toward Kohaihai
like something from Dr Zeus i thought

nice day too

Got to our digs at Kohaihai and all the beahside real estate was taken by phukin road maggots so we had to slum it under some trees just back from the beach

Sat down at the beach with some of this...

and watched this

Here's some pics of the area for JMJ and Paladin who missed it last time

**marks** · 1st November 2010, 20:49

did you share your tent with 3 million sandflies?

great photos btw

**JATZ** · 1st November 2010, 20:52

Monday.... ah shit we gotta go home

Never mind, we just go here first

Oparara basin, rumor has it there's some caves and stuff in here

and

I did take some pics of the caves but they were crap so I'll leave them out. Even saw some spelungulae (?) and it's a luurvlyride in there

And I made a new friend

dunno what he was after but I had to kick the little bugger off my boot

Anyway, thats about all for the pics except for ......

I really do like the West Coast.
Then it was just a grind to get home, via the Buller Gorge

and highway 6 from Owen river to Clarke valley

stay tuned for the next instalment.....

**NordieBoy** · 1st November 2010, 20:58

Originally Posted by JATZ

Took the back rd to Karamea. Would been a beauty but I put toooo much air in my front tyre in Westport and the pig wouldn't turn proper

Sigh...

Originally Posted by JATZ

Anyway... we carried on toward Kohaihai like something from Dr Zeus i thought

Dr Zeus makes helmets.
Dr Seuss is probably the one you're after.

Good stuff so far

**bart** · 1st November 2010, 21:08

Originally Posted by JATZ

Ahhh Neil Young,Down by the river, pumpin through the headphones ATM

Nice thread Jatz. By the way, what are the lyrics in the chorus of that song?

**junkmanjoe** · 1st November 2010, 21:28

are yes...i remember the cafe...dam good pizza too...

and that windy hill, in the fog mate...that was an adventure.............

see we where there...its true..

must go back in the day time....

JMJ

**Genie** · 2nd November 2010, 05:53

Awesome Mr Jatz, thanks so much for sharing.

I shall enjoying following you and Mrs Jatz on your adventures.

**kanny** · 3rd November 2010, 14:57

Nice photos.Look forward to more.Way to go Mrs Jatzs

**timg** · 3rd November 2010, 18:08

Awesome ride and report. Great to catch up briefly with you two. Wot happened to the picturegraphs of #70?

**JATZ** · 13th November 2010, 18:35

Not quite "wot the Jatz's did" cause it was just me and someone else

but I'll stick it in here cause it's my thread and I can do wot I like

(within reason

)

Today....
The day started badly when I couldn't sleep due to some bruises from a wee spill I had yesterday

, on the Kaiterie/Marahau rd
I got up early and headed for Rai valley where I was going to meet Transalper for a wee ride out to Elmslie bay
I arrived an hour and a half early

so had a coffee,sausage roll,sleep, and read of the fishing paper.... in that order

Things were looking good though on the ride out...
Here we are just past Okiwi bay, looking into Squally cove.Looks like a nice day eh

Here's T.A. just after the turnoff to Elaine bay

Started to get a bit misty just befor we came out of the bush onto the farmland, then it really came in

T.A. is only about 20 mtrs in front there
Luckily we rode down out of it towards French Pass

A quick spell at Elmslie bay and it was off to Cafe Underground

more fog,wind and dust.
Here we are leavin. I have circled the cafe for those who don't know where it is

then it was back to Rai for a pie (oooo thats nearly a poem

)

**alane** · 13th November 2010, 18:56

MOTODRY PANNIERS.
Are you (& Mrs. J ) happy with em??

they look a bit small.

I,m in the market for some new ones.

COOL Report.

bye the way.

**Woodman** · 13th November 2010, 18:57

Spill ?? Photos???

**JATZ** · 13th November 2010, 19:08

Originally Posted by Woodman

Spill ?? Photos???

There is no pics

so it never hapened...... right

Yes Alane I/we are sooo happy with them I have ordered a set for myself. Anything that can't fit in the panniers will go in a dry bag on the carrier. MrsJatz gave her bike a lie down in a puddle for a while, before I got back to help her, and everything stayed dry in the bag, the outside pocket leaked, but main compartment was water tight. built in raincoat for them too