Dunedin rides

[Ruralman]

I vote for devious route #1. And when I get to your place Bruce, where do I find the kettle, coffee etc. I'm sure I can have it all prepared for when you arrive.

You're obviously expecting a long sealed section to end with then you cheeky bugga!!! - I take it you've got your radar detection working again?!

I did wonder about ending up out here - would be great for me not having to ride home afterwards - but not so good for the Dn crew, especially those allergic to gravel. It will definitely be a suggestion for a future ride but I suspect not till next spring/summer. On the other hand I do have a couple of thousand hazelnut trees about to start dropping their fruit - a bit of slave labour to help pick them up might be just the thing????? BBQ'd hazels go well with a good BBQ steak

Anyway it looks like this Sat we ride to Waihola after the Easter Egg run. Thanks Silverfern re the coffee report - looks like I'll meet you another time.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

So for the mentally-befuddled-and-too-lazy-to-read-all-the-thread types like me - when/what time is this run??

After the easter egg run saturady the 31st

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

You're obviously expecting a long sealed section to end with then you cheeky bugga!!! - I take it you've got your radar detection working again?!

I did wonder about ending up out here - would be great for me not having to ride home afterwards - but not so good for the Dn crew, especially those allergic to gravel. It will definitely be a suggestion for a future ride but I suspect not till next spring/summer. On the other hand I do have a couple of thousand hazelnut trees about to start dropping their fruit - a bit of slave labour to help pick them up might be just the thing????? BBQ'd hazels go well with a good BBQ steak

BBQ your place huh???? when... and why are we invited

[Ruralman]

BBQ your place huh???? when... and why are we invited

When - ???? sometime when it suits and the weather behaves
Why??? - because we are a big happy family who like to get together

NOW - just focus on Waihola

[Daffyd]

OK, so it's Waihola?
Via Taieri Mouth or Three Mile Hill? My personal choice is Three Mile Hill, but I'll go with the majority vote. Actually, it would be interesting to split up and see which way is quicker. Any thoughts?

[Jantar]

Three Mile Hill would be quicker, but Taieri Mouth would be much more fun.

[FREE2B]

Waihola sounds like a good idea ...by the time we get organised and get there will it maybe be closer to dinner time than coffee???

[Daffyd]

Waihola sounds like a good idea ...by the time we get organised and get there will it maybe be closer to dinner time than coffee???

Bugger! Might have to force down a Bistro meal.

[Ruralman]

OK, so it's Waihola?
Via Taieri Mouth or Three Mile Hill? My personal choice is Three Mile Hill, but I'll go with the majority vote. Actually, it would be interesting to split up and see which way is quicker. Any thoughts?

Three Mile Hill would be quicker, but Taieri Mouth would be much more fun.

Waihola sounds like a good idea ...by the time we get organised and get there will it maybe be closer to dinner time than coffee???

We are going via 3 Mile Hill, bugger democracy,- route laid out earlier in this thread. This way everyone can go.
Coffee/meal ? - yes G you're probably right so I guess we'll make it up as we go. They do a very good meal at the Waihola pub as well.

[botb]

Think i will just meet you coffee guzzling, bistro meal scoffing peeps at Logan park ride into town do the egg thing then home for me

WHY? coz i can

I take it the run is the same route as xmas....

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Well Saturdays weather not looking too good at present... but that could change in the next 5 minutes.

[Virago]

Well Saturdays weather not looking too good at present... but that could change in the next 5 minutes.

I seem to recall that the forecast for last weekend was for rain, rain, rain...

I guess we'll know for sure on the day.....

[Ruralman]

Think i will just meet you coffee guzzling, bistro meal scoffing peeps at Logan park ride into town do the egg thing then home for me

WHY? coz i can

I take it the run is the same route as xmas....

Sounds like the route will be the same - see you at Logan Park.

Weather doesn't look that flash but probably just occasional showers and a bit of a SW wind - shouldn't be too serious or character testing.

[Delphinus]

The gravel that added a bit of... excitement to the last trip... And we were moaning that the council doesn't sweep it up. Has anyone talked to the council about this? Or does anyone know the best way to request that they sweep this road semi regularly to avoid having to fish a bike out of the harbour?

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

The gravel that added a bit of... excitement to the last trip... And we were moaning that the council doesn't sweep it up. Has anyone talked to the council about this? Or does anyone know the best way to request that they sweep this road semi regularly to avoid having to fish a bike out of the harbour?

I don't mind gravel or grit on the road when I know it's there, its when you don't know its there and you hit it on a bend can be a bit hair raising.

But I have noticed that the council are getting worse at cleaning up there mess