2010 Capital Coast Adventure - Ride story and photos

**merv** · 20th March 2010, 21:28

Well we had a great day. The weather ended up being a bit patchy going from sunny on the South Coast to misty in the hills between the Hutt and Porirua. 4skins never did tell me the total number that joined the ride but there seemed to be a reasonable if not huge turnout.

I teamed up with Re-cycled and Aslan to accompany a couple of adventure ride noobs, who both acquitted themselves well on the day with us finishing on time doing the main loop and avoiding most of the challenge sections. Aslan went off to do some of those on his own and he can tell that story.

We started off at Plimmerton school and then headed into the city via the nice track from Newlands down to the end of the number 2 rail tunnel on the main trunk line at Ngauranga.

Did you read my other story about my WR popping the head plug? http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ut-of-the-head - well my fix worked and the bike went as well as it normally does for the day and not a drop of oil leaked out.

**merv** · 20th March 2010, 21:32

I'll continue with the photos for a while then. You might spot yourself in the crowd. So many people I'm not going to attempt to get all the names on here.

**merv** · 20th March 2010, 21:40

We headed up the track behind Crofton Downs off the end of Chartwell Drive that took us through to Karori and then we headed out to Makara and onto Terawhiti Station where the wind farm is. Some great views were had above Cook Strait.

**merv** · 20th March 2010, 21:45

Then it was down to Oteranga Bay (or Cable Bay as some may know it because it is where the Cook Strait Cable comes ashore) and up the other side to Long Gully.

**merv** · 20th March 2010, 21:51

We went from nice weather through Long Gully to misty weather up on the hills of Horokiwi and then down to lunch in reasonable weather at TSS in Alicetown. The guys we were with didn't need to visit Parliament so we just went past and didn't go into the grounds so no photos of that.

**merv** · 20th March 2010, 21:56

From TSS we headed North up to Akatarawa and into Karapoti, then to Rallywoods, Puketiro and Battle Hill.

**merv** · 20th March 2010, 22:02

After Battle Hill (No Motorbikes lol) we stopped for a nice afternoon tea at the cafe at Pauatahanui - haha I never got any photos of that, but us sitting there made a few others think it was a good idea to stop too - then it was off to Belmont Park and more mist in the air. That part took us through to the Takapu Road valley and from there it was just a ride back on the motorway.

**merv** · 20th March 2010, 22:06

The wrap up was the usual dinner at Plimmerton School followed by 4skins giving out a few prizes. I must be too average, I never score anything. Thanks to 4skins for a great day out and to my riding buddies for a great day's company.

That's all the photos I have folks. Feel free to add your won to this thread.

p.s. wayne708 was taking great interest in our progress out ther on his SV1000s - I reckon he'll have a dual purpose bike in time for the next CCA in 2012.

We also saw mangell6 (hadn't seen him for a while) and he said he was on a 10 day 10,000km ride and 4th day into it and that was at Caltex Rimutaka so he hadn't got very far from the Hood (Upper Hutt).

**Re-cycled** · 21st March 2010, 07:28

I had a great day and like you, found the company helped make it all the more enjoyable - thanks guys. I only took half a dozen pics all day. I will load them later, if there are any worth the trouble.

**Eddieb** · 21st March 2010, 09:36

Awesome day.

Looks like these have uploaded out of order they were taken

1) Rest stop in the clouds
2) Pablo and the Meridian Windfarm.
3) The dot of red on the left is a rider. The diagonal cutting going up the headland in the distance is the track
4) Views Galore. The 'power line' is the Cook Strait cable where it goes into the water. You can see the poles getting smaller and smaller the closer it gets to the water.
5) The South Island across Cook Strait.

**Box'a'bits** · 21st March 2010, 10:41

Brilliant day. Did most of the challenge loops except the very last - got held up at the Hydro zigzag, but otherwise ran to time. Couple of shots from the few photos I actually took. Aslan & Woodie2

**merv** · 21st March 2010, 12:02

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Looks like these have uploaded out of order they were taken

Yeah what a pain the new KB is. The only way I kept mine in order after experiencing that problem before with the Odlins Rd ride was to load them one at a time.

Thanks for the GPS file Eddie it worked well as a back up to the route sheets.

Aslan that's you isn't it in the first pic of BMWRSNUT's?

**NordieBoy** · 21st March 2010, 14:03

Originally Posted by merv

Yeah what a pain the new KB is. The only way I kept mine in order after experiencing that problem before with theOdlins Rd ride was to load them one at a time.

Do them inline and then you can re-arrange them to your hearts content.

**merv** · 21st March 2010, 15:43

Re-cycled sent me these pics he took and asked that I load them up. I'll try the inline thing.

First couple are at Plimmerton school before the start.

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Then there's a couple of our group up by the wind farm. Funny how bikers stand with their legs so splayed apart eh! Aslan took the first photo and Re-cycled took the second photo going by who was absent from each pic. I'm the odd guy that doesn't bother taking his helmet off unless he absolutely has to, which saves the hassle of putting it on again.