Cold Kiwi 2009

[Eddieb]

Just about to leave Wellington to Pick Moki up in Levin.

Tent - Check
Sleeping bag - Check
Change of clothes - Check
Kitchen sink - Check

Bloody hell, how long am I going away for?

[Aslan]

go well - ride safe - hope to see you there - ciao Aslan

[Taz]

Waiuku contingent have already left...... But not me

[junkmanjoe]

Ride safe me friend....and no rooting...

[dino3310]

Ride safe me friend....and no rooting...

well he is a kiwi mate, and what do kiwis do - it eats roots shoots and leaves

[junkmanjoe]

yea there was a rumor he was sharing a tent....with a girl...

[Box'a'bits]

yea there was a rumor he was sharing a tent....with a girl...

Saw Eddie's bike there, but no Eddie. Didn't look dirty enough to have done Fishers or 42nd. Beautiful. Friday night was a good frost apparently.

I managed to leave the tent behind, so didn't get to stay on site this time.

[BMWST?]

Saw Eddie's bike there, but no Eddie. Didn't look dirty enough to have done Fishers or 42nd. Beautiful. Friday night was a good frost apparently.

I managed to leave the tent behind, so didn't get to stay on site this time.

looks like eddie had a spare of everything!Have you lost a pannier before Eddie,with the tie downs either making sure they dont open or fly off!

[Eddieb]

looks like eddie had a spare of everything!Have you lost a pannier before Eddie,with the tie downs either making sure they dont open or fly off!

The panniers were misrepresented when sold to me and among other things one of the locks on the frame catches doesn't work so the straps are insurance.

Saw Eddie's bike there, but no Eddie. Didn't look dirty enough to have done Fishers or 42nd. Beautiful. Friday night was a good frost apparently.

You should have hung around, I believe I was talking to Aslan & co when you were at our tents.
No 42nd or Fishers, I did lead a beginners ADV ride to Ohakune domain and half of Ratamaire road on Saturday morning. We only did half the road cause there was lambing on the other half.

-8 on saturday night apparently, I'd believe it too.

Ride safe me friend

You've been showing strange men pics of me. A face appears in front of me and says 'You're Eddie, I recognise the bike from the pics Joe showed me'.
Rhys loves his racks.

[dino3310]

You've been showing strange men pics of me. A face appears in front of me and says 'You're Eddie, I recognise the bike from the pics Joe showed me'.
Rhys loves his racks.

world famous in NZ aye mate

[Eddieb]

Too tired to write a big RR, here's the abridged version.

1) I picked Moki up in Levin and took him up Whangaehu Valley Road, he seemed to like it
2) Whangaehu Valley Road
3 & 4) We had a good camp setup with I think 11 people in total. Myself, TinLizzie, Roj, Shiny Side up, 5150 and the lovely Marta, Peachy, Wolf, Moki and several non kb'ers.
5) Saturday was a stunningly clear day
6) Slumming it at the Kiwi, freshly cooked pancakes for Saturday lunch, Steak straight off the barbie for dinner, muffins & afghan biscuits for snacks inbetween.

[Eddieb]

1) The site Friday afternoon
2) This was one nice guzzi
3) Sunday Morning dawned the same as Saturday, except for the smoke hanging in the air.
4) For our usual Sunday breakfast in Ohakune we had to try a new venue as the old one was no longer a Cafe, Ossie's, slightly up a side street behind the swiss looking place did a good feed. Big breakfasts all round.
5 & 6) After beakfast we went our seperate ways, which for me was Wanganui River Road, pure heaven.

Sorry Aslan, I was supposed to get hold of you but my battery went flat. It's your fault I went there

[Eddieb]

1) I tried a few side trails but didn't find any that went anywhere.
2) We do live in the lucky country as far as riding goes.

[Box'a'bits]

I came up with the best of intentions, but discovered someone (naming no names) had stuffed a sleeping bag into the compression sack I use as a tent bag.

Was (grudgingly) offered a space in a tent with a friend (old storey from one brass monkey many years ago, but Paul's never forgotten / forgiven it. Just let me say in my defense that it was my tent he slept in..And beer generally does have a natural impact on the gut, fermenting, and the next day some of that must be released...).

Then the numb-nuts next door fired up their generator.

So what would you have done????.

Left the site at about 4.45, & got back to Wgtn 8.15.

Other than that was a perfect day. Pity I thought earlier in the day 'I'll just get to the site early, then have an adventure ride going home Sunday'. So two relatively unexciting rides.

Photos from the day: View over to Kapiti; BMW, V8 bike, Vincent, XTV1000

[peachy]

Good weather, good company and good food.