Taurauga To Rotorua

[CookMySock]

Isn't it at the Grumpy Hole, or is it the Humpy Gole, or the Hungry Mole or some such place?

It's the hungry hole, lol.

Steve

[vifferman]

What are they doing to it?

well there used to be 2 one laned bridges in the middle of the gorge and they're widening them as far as I know. I remember when most of that road was gravel! haha!

Then there's the bit that fell down a couple of months back crushing one car and pushing another off the road. I thought it was closed while they fixed that up and removed the thousands of tonnes of dirt and boulders from the road.

It was actually better in some ways when the middle bit was unsealed and really gnarly from logging trucks bugring it up. Hardly anyone used it then. Last time I went on it, it was really busy and bristling with cops, and we got stuck behind some knob-end in a clapped-out old van that wouldn't go over 35 km/h on the hills, and he wouldn't pull over to let everyone past.

[BOGAR]

Roads only closed each day from 9am to 4pm.
I go that way 3 days a week. Depending on what time I finish work I will try and travel with you.
Only a bit messy on the tauranga side at the moment (unless it rains) but still pasable.

[vifferman]

Only a bit messy on the tauranga side at the moment (unless it rains) but still pasable.

Looks like they're bugring it up and trying to turn it into a proper road. That nasty twisty-turny bit like in your picture was the best part. The rest is really boring.

[Cheshire Cat]

that hairpin on the tauranga side was a tad scary I hop they don't take all the twisty bits out on the rotorua sie of the bridges.

[Stirts]

Roads only closed each day from 9am to 4pm.
I go that way 3 days a week. Depending on what time I finish work I will try and travel with you.
Only a bit messy on the tauranga side at the moment (unless it rains) but still pasable.

What a mess!!!

Hope the Bar Manager at the Humpy Hole doesn't mind serving the likes of us then.

[greminn]

What a mess!!!

Count me out of this one. MUD! FARRRRRKKKKK!!!!

[one-speed]

Count me out of this one. MUD! FARRRRRKKKKK!!!!

Well i'm gonna go play in the mud

[babyB]

rolling duck tape
dont forget ta get tost attachments in advance

[nodrog:Me]

Well i'm gonna go play in the mud

hope you are taking chains? cars were getting stuck the other day

[one-speed]

Well forgot me chains was all dry going over,coming back was a bit wet and windy and muddy and rocky and dark.
Rotorua had a good turn out for once,i think i counted 3
Thanks for dinner uncle
Nice to meet ya Cheshire Cat

[Matt Bleck]

Well forgot me chains was all dry going over,coming back was a bit wet and windy and muddy and rocky and dark.
Rotorua had a good turn out for once,i think i counted 3
Thanks for dinner uncle
Nice to meet ya Cheshire Cat

yeah we thought we would really turn it up for ya mate!!!

was good to see ya!!