Cold Duck 2012

[shafty]

bring the blue top milk

I didnt think Stones Green Ginger Wine has a blue top ???

[HQfiend]

See you all there! I'm leaving in the next hour from Welly to head up and get ready for you lot!
I'll be the handsome one with the microphone, so come and say gidday specially your mainlanders!
Forecast is for a wet Friday day and then clearing for the night, fine Saturday and Sunday, but everywhere else in the country will get the sucky weather, so wet in and wet out!
Ride safe and try to stay dry, and we'll see you for the epic 21st Cold Duck Rally in Sunny Central Hawkes Bay!

- John

[sels1]

:by-jove old chap, telly-ho, right on the button, norfies won't know what hit'em :

Oh yes we will - we've seen your lot before

Noooo, we are from the mainland and need to be treated like royalty, revered, not given shit. All foreign visitors to the mainland are.

Pffft yeah right. We have organised a nice southerly for your trip up on Friday...enjoy.
And remember what happened the last trip you lot came up here for a rally...(twice in Shreks case)

My ducks are getting in a row so I might see you Saturday

[1billyboy]

I didnt think Stones Green Ginger Wine has a blue top ???

It's a South Island thing, first rally.

[Mrs Shrek]

And remember what happened the last trip you lot came up here for a rally...(twice in Shreks case)

I remember better not make it a third time

[Ghost_Bullet]

Im so close to the north island I am feeling ill, think it must be allergy s, bring it on, got the ferry and we will be there in a matter of hour s, wooooooooooo

[Coldrider]

Im so close to the north island I am feeling ill, think it must be allergy s, bring it on, got the ferry and we will be there in a matter of hour s, wooooooooooo

be'n on the ferry can be really scarey
lookin back to th' land of old
headin norf to the place of the bold
hangin' on the handrail as the waves shift by
if the wind whips up you'll throw up the kai

ridin' thru the w'rapa in the rain and gale
don't forget to stop at tui hq for a well deserved ale

[shafty]

Im so close to the north island I am feeling ill, think it must be allergy s, bring it on, got the ferry and we will be there in a matter of hour s, wooooooooooo

You'l be right Bullet, Shafty will look after you....................lol

[Coldrider]

The rain at the moment it's got to be a mudbath down there. I'll be arriving in sunshine tomorrow.

[Coldrider]

Home and all cleaned up, how far can a bit of mud go.

[1billyboy]

Home and all cleaned up, how far can a bit of mud go.

All the way back to Auckland for me.

[shafty]

All the way back to Auckland for me.

Well done BillyBoy - how bad was it going out today? I'll post up a couple of pics soon. Great to see some familiar faces and meet some new ones, Cheers! Shafty

[sels1]

- how bad was it going out today?

Dry and easy ride home for us. We just missed you yesterday apparently.

[1billyboy]

Well done BillyBoy - how bad was it going out today? I'll post up a couple of pics soon. Great to see some familiar faces and meet some new ones, Cheers! Shafty

Left at 8. Strait across the paddock to the metal drive as some tents had gone. The last bit was deep mud but just put the tyre in a grove and took it slow. Mud all the way across the bridge. First shower about 30 km out of Taupo. Couple of heavy ones around Matamata that did not wash all the mud of my boots. Fine from Ohinewai back home. Was good to see those South Islanders and a few new faces to me.

[chanceyy]

Awesome to see the familiar faces, great to put faces to names of others. Dry ride home today and home to wash the mud off the bike and dry the tent out

Had a slight detour to make after setting up the tent on friday afternoon and best $1.20 I have spent in a long time I reckon .. and its not two wheels but real horse power

now to wait several weeks til he arrives