End of year beach blast......at the beach.

**Buddy L** · 4th December 2006, 18:03

Ok so far found a tide chart for the 16th of december
showing that high tide is about 9am and then again at 9pm at night hence the 12 hour gap 6 hours in and 6 hours out for the tide.

I have also just found out that their is a poweradventures saturday summer scramble on the same day but it is still to be advised on location
http://www.poweradventures.co.nz/

Bugger:slap:

Any ways its 14 miles (told by the guy that looks after the money at the bike park), up to the bombing range from the bike park, don't no how to convert the old talk into moden jive

I have my work party the night of the 16th so their is no changing of the date from me, can't ride the 17th will still be in a club somewhere trying to pick up chicks and making a ass of myself.

At the moment i don't have a 4x4 was just going to load up my back pack with a few 1 litre containers of gas. ill see what i can do about a vechile. but doest look good at the moment.

**Boosted** · 5th December 2006, 07:01

i have a 4x4 but i aint driving it and yeh wheelies all the way up there

**GR81** · 5th December 2006, 07:04

Originally Posted by GTAe

i have a 4x4 but i aint driving it and yeh wheelies all the way up there

i'll bring the first aid kit then

**Ixion** · 5th December 2006, 07:16

Originally Posted by barty5

ive got a detailed map of the whole area there are a few walk ways that lead in from the eastern side never tried but as long as you could get on to tracks there no reason you couldnt go in and around from the top. could be worth a drive to check out first.here map from yellow pages web site map at home is better but you should be able to fairly close then use walkin tracks unlees roads are open last time i looked the tracks came out about half way up from lower part of the inlet (center of map) you should be able to skip round the edges its all pretty flat there from memory.

Those aren't walking tracks, they're the forestry roads I spoke of. But you cant ride them without permission , legally, and probably not practically, cos they have barriers across them these days.

You don't want to go too far, not right up by that inlet, cos there are no dunes there and a lot of it is soft sand or swamp. A bit further down the beach is the dune bit, thats where you want, where the lakes are, if they're there (they come and go, depending on rainfall). But if you go too high up on the forest road you can't get onto the dunes, cos the landward slope is high (like 100 foot) and steep as a steep thing. You have to cross over onto the beach just after the cliffs , then ride up the beach a way (at that point you can do it even at high tide), then into the gentle seaward slope of the dunes.

Only other way is up the beach all the way , but you have to work with the tide to get across the stream and past the cliffs. Or right up to the inlet and work back, but like I said, that's hard work and risky, make sure you take plenty of rope. I wouldn't risk a 4wd by the inlet.

**Boosted** · 5th December 2006, 07:36

Originally Posted by GR81

i'll bring the first aid kit then

didn't need it last time, the bike did tho lol

**Buddy L** · 5th December 2006, 18:11

The scramble race is gong ahead and its just north of Parakai about 15minutes north. Follow the signs if you want to go. But for me it will be just a blast on the beach having some fun.
If we don't make it to the bombing range im not to fused. ( I've already been to north head

)
Ill take some rope in my bag of tricks, just to tow back GR81's bike when it blows up.

**Boosted** · 6th December 2006, 06:34

hahaha good call that cam

**Boosted** · 11th December 2006, 11:40

So people, who is coming?

**ArcherWC** · 11th December 2006, 16:30

looks like i will be coming to this now

**Hellraiser** · 11th December 2006, 16:43

Originally Posted by ArcherWC

looks like i will be coming to this now

LOL ....... thought you said you'd never take your bike on the beach?

**Buddy L** · 12th December 2006, 19:33

OK its getting closer to saturday.
GTAE has lent his 4x4 for a support truck to carry, spare gas and also tools and food.
We have GR81 driving and also i have roped my mate Rookie into coming along and take some pictures and videos of the day.

So the deal is :

Meet at the entrance to the bike park on Rimmers road, where the tarseal turns to gravel at 10am

Then we will head to the parking area, get geared up and head out on to the beach.

Tide will be on its way out. and then will turn at about 2pm.
Hopefully we will be back at the bike park at around 3pm to 4pm.
I need to be home at about 5pm for my works xmas party.

So if you want to come along for a good time at the beach raise your hand so i can count the numbers