Southern Rider Escapade 2010

[Jantar]

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The roads straight out of Dunedin this year were nice (and new to us) and counting all the rail crossings soon after......

Please, please tell me that thye section from Waimate to Geraldine was new as well.
I've spent ages trying to find a route from Dunedin to Christchurch that doesn't rely on SH1.

[Transalper]

Just not new to me or as nice as the coastal bits but then everyone likes different stuff and it was all better than SHW1
Tis still not an area I can navigate from memory alone but do recognise a lot of bits of it.
It's stuff I have ridden and driven some of when I'm just riding or camping in the Van rather than simply going from A to B. Good to be off the beaten track.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Please, please tell me that thye section from Waimate to Geraldine was new as well.
I've spent ages trying to find a route from Dunedin to Christchurch that doesn't rely on SH1.

It's okay Malcom I am sure 99% of those doing the Escapade this year would have never been there...

[Mr Triple]

About to go and pack the bike up for this as we are leaving in the morning.
Should be alot of fun..

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Those that have completed and returned questions will be getting badges soon... We already have quite a few returns and the feedback again has been awesome, and we are already thinking of next year. mmmm catlins... (maybe)

Rememeber the required due date was extended due to the earth quake in Christchurch we decided to extend the due by date till the 12th December 2010. So you only have a couple of weeks left to get those answers in.

[neels]

Well it looks like I've run out of weekends to get this done.

So instead I think I'll take thurs and fri off work and go for a ride, a couple of days of just me and the bike could be just what I need at the moment.

[Mr Triple]

Well it looks like I've run out of weekends to get this done.

So instead I think I'll take thurs and fri off work and go for a ride, a couple of days of just me and the bike could be just what I need at the moment.

Good on ya... It's a fantastic ride if you like flicking all over the place. It's the sort of ride we like doing and if I had the time I could just about go and do it backwards.

[Retroqueen]

Well it looks like I've run out of weekends to get this done.

So instead I think I'll take thurs and fri off work and go for a ride, a couple of days of just me and the bike could be just what I need at the moment.

I'm in the same boat..... might just have to do exactly the same and take a day or two off.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I'm in the same boat..... might just have to do exactly the same and take a day or two off.

Remember we have extended the end date by two weeks due to teh rocking and rolling in ChCh

[Jackal]

Right! Time to get A into G...... Have done bits and pieces but need to do the guts of it. Looks like weather is going to be good tomorrow so I'm leaving Ashvagas about 9am heading to Omarama via Burkes Pass, down the Waitaki to Dunedin, back up to Oamaru, then home by tea time??? Answer sheet in the post on Monday!

[Virago]

Right! Time to get A into G...... Have done bits and pieces but need to do the guts of it. Looks like weather is going to be good tomorrow so I'm leaving Ashvagas about 9am heading to Omarama via Burkes Pass, down the Waitaki to Dunedin, back up to Oamaru, then home by tea time??? Answer sheet in the post on Monday!

Have you done any of the stuff south of you - have you done the "Navigational Challenge" bit yet? If not you'll be struggling to do the lot in a day...

[Jackal]

Yep, been there, done that. Went to Oamaru a few weeks ago with the intention of heading south and doing all that bottom end stuff but had to head home again at Moeraki after Mrs Jackal binned her bike. So it is just the MacKenzie, Waitaki Valley, and south of Moeraki stuff I need. It will be a good day in the saddle.

[Virago]

In that case, should be a cruisy run. Enjoy it...

[Retroqueen]

Neels and I have it sorted.... I'm off to the KB rally after all this year so we are doing the long haul through the middle on Friday and picking up the other bit on the Sunday ride home.
One nice evening next week will finish the itsie bitsie bits around Christchurch and then in the POST!!!
Yippy ya yip yip...