Dusty Butt 1,000km adventure ride

[NordieBoy]

Coming down Mt Altimarloch...
Molesworth and Rainbow...

[cooneyr]

Why do you want to be there, it's not your baby. Guess your just too much of a family man, i never attended my brothers child being born, and hes my brother not an inlaw.
Maybe since this was more your project than anyone elses i'll wait for your suggested date which would be when?

I think I'll answer this off forum, but basically I'm too much of a family man is the easy answer.

Sorry to be a pain but I have to do this. I'd love to ride the rest with the crew but if I can be there don't wait for me. There will be another time.

Cheers R

[cooneyr]

Coming down Mt Altimarloch...
Molesworth and Rainbow...

Did anyone else notice the irony of the signs to the right of TA. Big one on the left says the river feeds a community water supply, hunters don't leave dead animals in the river etc etc. Second sign says 1080 droped in the area be wary of etc etc. Glad I didnt fill up with water from that water supply!!!!

Cheers R

[Balrog]

Marie and I can't do the 14th sorry.
I've got a software release that weekend and will be required at work ( sigh )

Still keen on Easter though. I appreciate you guys have other commitments.
Let us know if anybody else is good for Easter

Cheers Jim

[Transalper]

Plug sounds fairly comitted to Easter.
CooneyR...you didn't have to justify yourself but Family man was all you had to say to satisfy my curiosity... what about the next few weekends? ie 24th March or 31st March... or heaven forbid this coming one.

[cooneyr]

Plug sounds fairly comitted to Easter.
CooneyR...you didn't have to justify yourself but Family man was all you had to say to satisfy my curiosity... what about the next few weekends? ie 24th March or 31st March... or heaven forbid this coming one.

The 17/18th and 24/25 are out for me. 31st is ok as far as I know at this stage.

TA - sometimes it is just easier

Cheers R

[Transalper]

Nordie and Warewolf...anyone else... would that suit you guys?... Saturday 31st March?
Once cooneyr has a more definite confirmation i'd be prepared to go with that... restart the routesheet at St Arnaud if the sun shines or reguardless?

[PLUG]

Easter Saturday is my plan for " it's the turn of the other cheek" subject to the WX ... also plan to have a bit of a hunt around this general area on the way up Friday as well as Sunday & on the way home Monday ... Alfs keen as well ... may end up staying at the Murch pub ... $30 per night

[SDU]

Beautiful places you lot have been. Those photos are awesome Nordie

[warewolf]

Nordie and Warewolf...anyone else... would that suit you guys?... Saturday 31st March?

Sorry, can't do that either.

[NordieBoy]

Beautiful places you lot have been. Those photos are awesome Nordie

Most of them were taken at 50-90kph.

Now to take the camera back to the shop for a refund saying I didn't like it.

[NordieBoy]

Nordie and Warewolf...anyone else... would that suit you guys?... Saturday 31st March?
Once cooneyr has a more definite confirmation i'd be prepared to go with that... restart the routesheet at St Arnaud if the sun shines or reguardless?

Just about anything except Easter.

[NordieBoy]

Just over the Maungatapu Saddle and into the...

[Balrog]

Easter Saturday is my plan for " it's the turn of the other cheek" subject to the WX ... also plan to have a bit of a hunt around this general area on the way up Friday as well as Sunday & on the way home Monday ... Alfs keen as well ... may end up staying at the Murch pub ... $30 per night

Sounds good to me,
Marie and I will probably head down to Muchesion on the Friday.
We'll head down via St Arnaud & I'll do the Porika and Breaburn ( need to make up those ks ) and meet her in Murch.

I'd better look at getting those ferry tickets booked.
Not sure if we'll do the pub or the camping thing

[Transalper]

Porika in the dark was very similar to the Maungatapu in the dark, all steep and chunky so hopefully you have another rider with you just in case. That said I think you'll be right especially if you have no passenger.