Learner Ride to Cape Reinga (20 November)

[ynot slow]

Definitely not gourmet but it was quite pallatable last time I was there.

Agree,very underated the meals.Spent 9 nights in Taranaki base in New Plymouth in Oct 03,and Wellington in June 09 for 8days,both times never had a meal that I hated,usually 2-3 choices of dish,heaps of fresh fruit,was like being in a motel with room service lol.

And a tip,always grab the oranges,you can then sqeeze the juice into your water jug to give a flavour to the water,in Wellington my partner would grab them from the guest/staff kitchen,all visitors were told to help themselves to tea,coffee from the kitchen and any food on the table,so she would grab a couple of oranges for the water jug.

Back on topic hope my prayers are helping Anne and Mark,is just as bad for Mark I bet,waiting and nothing you can do but be there,as a patient that helps.

[Grant`]

Just ran up (well walked fast some of the way) Parihaki for boot camp. DANG 15 mins 38 secs to get to the top. I'm munted now lol.

[thehovel]

Anne ??????? I can't visit without a name. They don't let people roam around hospitals looking for invalids. PM me if its a secret. Richard

[Maha]

Anne ??????? I can't visit without a name. They don't let people roam around hospitals looking for invalids. PM me if its a secret. Richard

She is in North Shore Hospital Ward 6 Room M.

[Maha]

Seems there is a shit load of bikes heading to the lighthouse today.
I saw at least 60 bikes north bound yesterday on my way to the Shore..
Poker run out of Awanui I beleive.
Northland Riders? http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...1-5&e=2875&c=1

[Bikemad]

its the triple T run i think.............please pass on my best wishes for a speedy recovery to Mom

[nzspokes]

Hope Mum gets better soon.

Fitted new swingarm bushes, plug and did oil/filter change. Bike is ready.

[newhere]

She is in North Shore Hospital Ward 6 Room M.

It was great to see you guys today, I hope they figure out what is going on ASAP so Anne can get better and go home

[Grant`]

Seems there is a shit load of bikes heading to the lighthouse today.
I saw at least 60 bikes north bound yesterday on my way to the Shore..
Poker run out of Awanui I beleive.
Northland Riders? http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...1-5&e=2875&c=1

Yeah got some mates on that, they went up Friday night for it lol.

Was great to catch up with you guys today also!

[Maha]

It was great to see you guys today, I hope they figure out what is going on ASAP so Anne can get better and go home

Yeah got some mates on that, they went up Friday night for it lol.

Was great to catch up with you guys today also!

Thank you both for taking the time to stop in...
Always a treat, see you people on the 17th...best I make some beds up..oh look, its already done!..
Tony will be here also...
Richard left a big bag of fruit and I stole the chocolate bar that Racheal left...

[reggie1198]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery MOM,

On another note, the idiots that be up here in Norfland have decided to restart the roadworks from earlier in the year, this means fugging great rocks and lots of them, there is a section about 1km past the BOI motor camp (an area known as Lilly pond) as you leave Paihia after lunch watch out for it - it's about 5-6kms towards Puketone JCT. They are also redoing the Kerikeri roundabout (by the Caltex) the metal being used is large and bloody rough with sharp bits. I now have the pleasure of replacing an already new P Diablo II rear tyre with a fecking big slit in it - the thing had only covered 700 ish kms. It got me the 3 kms home but it was a struggle.
The reason I hardly used my bike to commute on over the summer was the damage being done to the tyres by the road works.

Other than that, Mom heal well and see you all in two weeks......

Yeh not gay to the calander idea as well

Cheers

Reggie

[Maha]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery MOM,

On another note, the idiots that be up here in Norfland have decided to restart the roadworks from earlier in the year, this means fugging great rocks and lots of them, there is a section about 1km past the BOI motor camp (an area known as Lilly pond) as you leave Paihia after lunch watch out for it - it's about 5-6kms towards Puketone JCT. They are also redoing the Kerikeri roundabout (by the Caltex) the metal being used is large and bloody rough with sharp bits. I now have the pleasure of replacing an already new P Diablo II rear tyre with a fecking big slit in it - the thing had only covered 700 ish kms. It got me the 3 kms home but it was a struggle.
The reason I hardly used my bike to commute on over the summer was the damage being done to the tyres by the road works.

Other than that, Mom heal well and see you all in two weeks......

Yeh not gay to the calander idea as well

Cheers

Reggie

Thanks for that Reggie..
We took note of the road works in that area when we were up there about a month ago..
Figured they would be all done and dusted by the time we got up there.
Lets hope they get a bit of seal chucked around over the next two weeks.

[swbarnett]

Thanks for that Reggie..
We took note of the road works in that area when we were up there about a month ago..
Figured they would be all done and dusted by the time we got up there.
Lets hope they get a bit of seal chucked around over the next two weeks.

We'll still have to proceed with caution. If it's anything like the last time I was up there they'll leave a nice coating of gravel for us to slide on.

[MarkW]

Morning all,

Road works are a fact of life - no matter where in the world you ride.

Learn to get over it - and then ride through them - because if you don't you won't get to many destinations!

The Kerikeri roundabout road works (beside the Caltex) aren't even on the route of this ride.

If it makes it easier I'll ride the route from Awanui to the Cape and back on the Thursday immediately before the ride and as I am hoping to meet you all at Gull Whangarei I'll do the planned route on my way down on Friday morning. So I will be as current as it is possible to be when I meet you all. Relax.

It is coming into summer and that is when most road works happen because road working machinery doesn't work very well when it is belly deep in mud.

MarkW

[swbarnett]

Road works are a fact of life - no matter where in the world you ride.

Totally agree. Still, they do have to be treated with caution. As does any less than ideal surface.

And while we're on the subject, what ever happened to rolling the loose gravel in to the tar before letting the traffic on? Instead they let the traffic do their job for them?