WGTN CITY FIREWORKS

[Slingshot]

Anyone know if this is still on? And if so...is the venue still the top of Mt Vic?

[Hitcher]

Anyone know if this is still on? And if so...is the venue still the top of Mt Vic?

I reckon every man and his dogs, kids and assorted poultry will be atop Mt Victoria. I don't feel like doing laps, or being run over by the proverbial cow in a Pajero. Is there a Plan B?

[Hitcher]

And what time is this pyrotechnic specatular scheduled to commence? 9:00pm?

[Devil]

And what time is this pyrotechnic specatular scheduled to commence? 9:00pm?

Yep.
Ill have just touched down by then! I hope...otherwise ill be watching it from the sky!

[Slingshot]

Just had a look on the Wgtn City Council site, starts at 9pm.

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/servic...nts/index.html

[White trash]

Looks a bit windy from where I'm sitting. Not sure if it'll run tonight.

[Slingshot]

Let's just all meet on the motorway!!! I'll stop in the middle lane, feel free to join me, it should be a good view from there!!

But on a more serious note, maybe we could revert to the original suggestion of meeting at the caltex on the old hutt road (the self serve only one).
From there we could probably cruise around the far end of Oriental Parade or somewhere.

[Slingshot]

Just called the council, it's still all go. The only thing that will stop it from going ahead is gale force winds!

[Hitcher]

8:30pm at Caltex Hutt Road?

[Slingshot]

Change of plans for me...I'm now heading out on the boat. It's got a big canopy that should keep me nice and dry should the rain start to fall!

[jazbug5]

Hokay...

if the show starts around 9-ish, I'll be up for meeting up around... 8.30-ish? But where should we be meeting up? I ain't been here for one of these 'spectacles' before, so I guess I'll follow the crowd (beeeeehhhh). My flattie, Dave, reckons Mount Vic will be as crowded as the waterfront and that the waterfront would be a pretty good view. I reckon I'll need stilts either way.
Anyone? Can someone make an executive decision?

[Slipstream]

My plan was to go to the top of Mt Vic to watch the fireworks ... being driven in a cage, of course there was no parking ... didn't see anyone I knew, so thought Oriental Parade would be better. Got stuck in a traffic jam on the way down cos people in cages are idiots ... until 'The people's hero' came along, with sidekick, trying to lanesplit. ...er, I guess you had to be there... anyway going down the other side of the hill got so thouroghly stuck in traffic on the corner coming down onto the parade, thought, 'Fuck it!' and stoped the car in the middle of the road and watched the fireworks from there.... great view actually.

To summarise: My brilliantly executed plan of perfect timing of traffic jam and start of fireworks, meant me and mine had a perfect view of the whole thing.

How did everyone else fare?

[Velox]

Real good - went out on a mate's boat so we were reasonably close to the barge. Good weather too I reckon. Pretty awesome show as usual - I liked the gold, really glittery ones with the bigger bits that shot out as the rest of it glittered away!

[Hitcher]

So did anybody actually end up doing this gig on their bikes, as originally suggested in this thread?