To the few who know me...

**A&R** · 22nd January 2011, 20:07

Off to the south, Westport in fact, to become a "Westie" grow a long beard and smoke a pipe or somehing like that. Heard it's wet so got new tyres on the bikes.
Not much on the 'net 'bout off roading (or onroad for that matter) can't see any organised rides. Guess it's grab the bike and ride .....anywhere. Will miss mr motorcycle rides up in AK (never managed to make it to the beach run) and of course the sandpit although there's lot of beach to ride on down there. Know there is a mx track in greymouth 100km away...somewhere.
Any info pls inform me/us
Anyone going that way can probably put you up on the acres of land I'm about to have. In fact could build our own mx track.
So anybody know of any contacts down there?

**thecharmed01** · 22nd January 2011, 20:12

Sounds like fun! I'm guessing you've bought a section?

**A&R** · 22nd January 2011, 21:16

It's so reasonable and coming from AK a house with a section!

**Ktmboy** · 22nd January 2011, 21:38

Jeez.. from the east to the west.
What the hell inspired this Andy.
The Sandpit will miss you guys and thanks sooo much for your support.
Number 1206 will be kept in your absence.

Feels like a member of the family is going.

**scott411** · 22nd January 2011, 21:47

big move, i bet there is some epic riding down there,

good luck,

**oldguy** · 22nd January 2011, 22:02

jeezs Andy, you must be home sick, to want to move down there, rain and cold, and thats on a good day.
All the best, hey you can still catchup with whats going on here on the interweb.
They do have telecommunications / interweb, dont they?

**A&R** · 22nd January 2011, 22:20

Got an offer I can't refuse - so thought we would like the experience - or get used to it! We go in February. So can keep u all posted on riding on the west coast. I might be the first "westy" on KB as I haven't heard or seen anybody else on here from there.

**A&R** · 22nd January 2011, 22:26

Originally Posted by oldguy

jeezs Andy, you must be home sick, to want to move down there, rain and cold, and thats on a good day.
All the best, hey you can still catchup with whats going on here on the interweb.
They do have telecommunications / interweb, dont they?

Hey look at their weather at the moment we're in the middle of a rainstorm up here in AK and its forecast sunny down there for the next 8 days (with the odd shower) and has been for the last 3. Every time I mention westport everybody says wet and cold but I don't think it's as bad as all us JAFA's make out. I'll be able to tell you over the next year.
Internet - Yep apparantly there up for fibre soon courtesy of solid energy pushing it I believe.

**A&R** · 22nd January 2011, 22:32

Originally Posted by Ktmboy

Jeez.. from the east to the west.
What the hell inspired this Andy.
The Sandpit will miss you guys and thanks sooo much for your support.
Number 1206 will be kept in your absence.

Feels like a member of the family is going.

Cheers Tony.

A job I can't refuse
Hope all goes well I just read a note in the herald:http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10701307 about the local iwi trying to get a claim on woodhill (the kapara settlement?) and with the recent fire episode i trust it will all come out in your favour.

**JimO** · 23rd January 2011, 07:11

Originally Posted by A&R

Every time I mention westport everybody says wet and cold

people say the same about dunedin, usually the people who have never been here

**Genie** · 23rd January 2011, 07:28

Originally Posted by A&R

Hey look at their weather at the moment we're in the middle of a rainstorm up here in AK and its forecast sunny down there for the next 8 days (with the odd shower) and has been for the last 3. Every time I mention westport everybody says wet and cold but I don't think it's as bad as all us JAFA's make out. I'll be able to tell you over the next year.
Internet - Yep apparantly there up for fibre soon courtesy of solid energy pushing it I believe.

Westport is awesome. Beautiful town, the scenery is fantastic, the locals delightful, the off-roading (see Mr Jatz on here), I've heard and seen is simply devine...the weather, well you get what you get and the times I've popped down there it's been so hot. Oh and let's not forget to mention the delicious road that is the Buller Gorge.

All the best, you'll love it!

Oh forgot to mention the whitebaiting....that's known as the silly season down that way.

**cave weta** · 23rd January 2011, 10:19

Hi Andy- Its a choice place!- I almost settled there 10 years ago but chose the 'westprt of the north' - Waihi. Look up my good mates Denna and Adrian who own Habitat Sports in the main street- they will soon tell you where to ride - they are into everything outdoors.
What will you be doing for work? where will you be living?

**A&R** · 23rd January 2011, 11:17

Originally Posted by cave weta

Hi Andy- Its a choice place!- I almost settled there 10 years ago but chose the 'westprt of the north' - Waihi. Look up my good mates Denna and Adrian who own Habitat Sports in the main street- they will soon tell you where to ride - they are into everything outdoors.
What will you be doing for work? where will you be living?

Thanks,
Working for Solid energy up in stockton opencast mine. Renting in westport to start with but guess we will buy something soon. Hopefully with some land to ride on. I'll keep posting occasionally like I do on here. Would look forward to entertaining KBers I know from AK on road trips or otherwise. Thanks for the contacts will sure look them up. I imagine everybody knows everybody down there it's such a small town. The high school only has 350 kids for yrs 9-13. Apparently in some of the yr 13 classes there's only 5 kids!