Hawke's Bay weekend rides

**robertydog** · 19th December 2007, 08:50

Photos 22-27 Lee trying to climb the steps to the light house and finaly making it

**robertydog** · 19th December 2007, 08:54

Veiw from the light house and those sports bikes on the shingle again

**robertydog** · 19th December 2007, 09:04

Tokomaru Bay

The trip was a blast. We traveled 972kms in the two days. Doing 511kms on the first day. we would be on the road for 8 hours as we had plenty on stops and sampled some of the nice food.
We stayed at Hicks Bay Motel Lodge and was quite good. They put on dinner from 6.00pm. Rember you pay Hicks Bay prices so dont buy too many beers.

Now where to next Lee?

**Colapop** · 19th December 2007, 09:16

You've done the four corners of da Norf... Best head Sarf

**canarlee** · 19th December 2007, 10:04

Originally Posted by Gixxer 4 ever

Must be five years since I was up there and the food was good. The beer wasn't too expensive. Mind you after a day on the bike in 30+ deg and a few beers who would know.

steve, we will catch up soon. it will just have to be after new year tho, as you said in another post work this time of the year is pretty full on (hence me not being on here too much recently too.......)

the beer wasnt too expensive i suppose, town centre prices ish.........the food wasnt really that good in hicks bay in my opinion, but im a chef so im gunna pick it to bits aint i

**canarlee** · 19th December 2007, 10:06

Originally Posted by yungatart

Nice to see you back here Lee, thought you'd gone AWOL, but I see that you have just been exploring

good to be back here thanks janet, yup i been workin an wanderin.

will try and get back on more often again but work and girlfriend takes most of my time...............

**canarlee** · 19th December 2007, 10:09

Originally Posted by robertydog

Photos 1-4 Wairata Gorge

Photo 5 Nice Cafe Where the food was great and the candy even better

that gorge was awesome, we should have turned around and done it again aye

candy...........damn there were lots of nice candy too aye rob

**Stickchick** · 19th December 2007, 10:10

Lee, if you are wanting another job down there, let me know a.s.a.p. My cousin has a position available down there for someone with your expertise and gift of the gab. PM for any details if interested

**MSTRS:Me** · 19th December 2007, 10:10

Originally Posted by canarlee

good to be back here thanks janet, yup i been workin an wanderin.

will try and get back on more often again but work and girlfriend takes most of my time...............

Oh, you're a dark horse. Thought you used 'her' for the throttle...

**canarlee** · 19th December 2007, 10:14

Originally Posted by robertydog

Now where to next Lee?

um

Originally Posted by Colapop

You've done the four corners of da Norf... Best head Sarf

what he said?

**canarlee** · 19th December 2007, 10:16

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Oh, you're a dark horse. Thought you used 'her' for the throttle...

nah thats palmela and her sisters, mere aquaintances........

**MSTRS:Me** · 19th December 2007, 10:40

Originally Posted by canarlee

nah thats palmela and her sisters, mere aquaintances........

And why bark, when you have a dog, eh?
You must introduce your new love interest to us all sometime.

**Spyke** · 19th December 2007, 10:59

Originally Posted by Zukin

Well what a weekend of riding I have had

Friday HXC and I did a day trip to Wellington - 680km

We were on the road at 5am and I didn't go to bed until 2am the next morning

Saturday I did a 350km loop down the coast to Porangahau and Dannevirke with our visitors from Germany and France
Today - 100km loop to Tutira and back Darkys Spur

Not to mention the multinational dinners over the past 3 days

We had Anja and Holger from Germany stay with us on there round the world trip on motorcycles.
And then Christian from France arrived on Friday night with his motorcycle, and then we have 2 Norwegians here with us too

We had MSTRS and YT and HXC around for a few dinners and to say hello and thanks to MSTRS for repairing their panniers

Cheers

Oh so your the one flying along my street

. just love the sound of the beemer opening up through the corner

. i should really come say hi some time, you've probably seen me unconciously, pulling wheelies down past your place (only on a bicycle tho lol). Looks like you've got some nice cars. its a pitty i havent got a bike to come out for a ride some time

, im slowly doing up an old ts185 at the moment tho so thatl be my fun untill i get a nice road bike.

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 19th December 2007, 11:47

Originally Posted by robertydog

Tokomaru Bay

The trip was a blast. We traveled 972kms in the two days. Doing 511kms on the first day. we would be on the road for 8 hours as we had plenty on stops and sampled some of the nice food.
We stayed at Hicks Bay Motel Lodge and was quite good. They put on dinner from 6.00pm. Rember you pay Hicks Bay prices so dont buy too many beers.

Now where to next Lee?

Good report you two on what was a great ride.

Where is the Wharf? Not the one at Toliga (sp) Bay is it?