Canterbury- basic Adventure Cruise Saturday 11 September 2010

**Transalper** · 22nd August 2010, 22:36

J has other stuff she will be doing so I have a weekend free, a weekend I can plan for in advance so I'm going for a bit of a back to basics adventure on the Saturday in hope of getting Casualty and some others out n about.
I intend this to be a bit laid back, a cruise, more sit down than stand up so it should be suitable for novices and probably bikes with road bias tyres. Thinking of some Banks Peninsula Bays to Akaroa and maybe Flea Bay, or if the rivers are low Lees Valley may be an option.
Probably get going by 12noon after an early lunch (sometimes sleep ins are important too), will make more definite plans closer to the time.

I also have the next day free, that's Sunday 12th September, so may take the CRF for another play in the mud before it all drys up for summer in case anyone is interested in that too.

Give us an idea who's interested.
Cheers
TA.

update 1:
I'm thinking we'll go in the Akaroa direction on the 11th as The Lees Valley will still be a bit pot luck on the big river.

Making the meeting place at Moorhouse Ave Burger King car park at 11am and depart at 11:30am just before the roadies arrive for their weekly thing.
We'll go over Dyres, round thru Diamond Harbour, Purau, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa Bay, Okains Bay, Le Bons Bay, Akaroa, maybe Flea Bay if time allows.
Be getting dark by the time we get back if we do anymore but those wanting more could go back via Wainui, up Jubilee Rd, Bossu, Reynolds Valley Rd, Wairewa Pa rd, Western Valley Rd, back round thru Diamond Harbour etc.

Update 2
Here's a .GPX file for the GPS peps.
It's my intended route but will be subject to conditions/time on the day as to weather we get the whole thing done.
Right click, save as...
240kb - file here.

34kb Compressed (zipped) gpx file here.
Lighthouse Rd is closed so Akaroa is as far as we'll go, not Flea Bay.

**Crim** · 22nd August 2010, 22:48

G'day TA, I'd be keen, cheers Crim

**junkmanjoe** · 23rd August 2010, 00:00

thats my birthday......it be a great day for a ride...

JMJ

**helenoftroy** · 23rd August 2010, 00:05

Sounds great

Casualty and his mum look forward to it!

**RedKLR650** · 23rd August 2010, 00:39

I get my license back on 31st of August after a 3 month holiday so that will be a great excuse for an outing. Good Idea Carl :-)

**Peril** · 23rd August 2010, 07:17

Sounds good

**thepom** · 23rd August 2010, 08:34

I ll be up for that too....

**cooneyr** · 23rd August 2010, 13:01

KTM is all nice and shiney for sale so I won't be taking that and the XR is in the process of getting new bearings, seals etc so I won't be trail riding for a while too.

Have fun guys.

**thepom** · 24th August 2010, 00:35

Are you getting something else or selling the KTM due to the new arrival?

**cooneyr** · 24th August 2010, 07:26

Originally Posted by thepom

Are you getting something else or selling the KTM due to the new arrival?

New arrival forces sale - bit cliché but thats life. Staying closer to home now so gonna get a regoed 450/525.

**ADVGD** · 24th August 2010, 18:12

Originally Posted by RedKLR650

I get my license back on 31st of August

Good stuff, a painful 3 months comes to an end, watch that overactive throttle hand my friend!

**veny** · 24th August 2010, 18:59

That's my playground

Nice scenery & gravel hill climbs.
Bossu, Jubilee and Pigeon bay to name a few. But I think the bridge on the Port Levy side might still be out.

Unfortunately the stars are out of alignment and I'm in Auck that weekend.
I'll keep an eye out for the next one tho. Would be keen to tag along sometime.

Thanks for organizing it.

**NordieBoy** · 24th August 2010, 21:00

Originally Posted by ADVGD

Good stuff, a painful 3 months comes to an end, watch that overactive throttle hand my friend!

He rides a KLR.

That'd be an overactive throttle hand, downhill and tailwind.

**Skinny_Birdman** · 25th August 2010, 10:31

I'd be keen, I will see if Mrs B. is interested.

Cheers
A

**Transalper** · 30th August 2010, 10:31

I'm thinking we'll go in the Akaroa direction on the 11th as The Lees Valley will still be a bit pot luck on the big river.

Making the meeting place at Burger King car park at 11am and depart at 11:30am just before the roadies arrive for their weekly thing.
We'll go over Dyres, round thru Diamond harbour, Purau, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa Bay, Okains Bay, Le Bons Bay, Akaroa, maybe Flea Bay if time allows.
Be getting dark by the time we get back if we do anymore but those wanting more could go back via Wainui, up Jubilee Rd, Bossu, Reynolds Valley Rd, Wairewa Pa rd, Western Valley Rd, back round thru Diamond Harbour etc.

1st post updated to reflect this and any future updates.