Got up early for a ride - too many rides

[sinned]

The weather was due to come right today so I got up a bit earlier than usual to fit a ride in and still have enough day left to do the chores.

From the bedroom window I spied the cruise liner Queen Victoria come into the harbour so my first ride was along the motorway to get some photos. It looked great coming into the harbour in the mist with just a little light rain. Enough moisture to moderate the amount of throttle when moving off from photo shot spots - still enough throttle though to remind me why I like riding the bike.

I then headed to rimutex to meet the e-Rider group at 8.30am. They didn't get out of bed though as at 8.30am I was still there and no one had turned up. BuckbuckNo1 had stopped 10 minutes earlier and was on his way to the summit. 8.30am and I was off to catch BB1. Not much happening at the summit so we went to Martinborough for a coffee.

Martinborough was still waking up and the favourite place hadn't opened. Back to the first place on the left and I met a colleague having breakfast with his wife. That is what can happen when you live in a small place like Wellington. After the refreshments we headed back to the summit via the Greytown road.

While at the summit the Ulysses group road past. They left from Brown Owl at 10.00am, which was too late for me today.

There was plenty of choice for rides out of Wellington today:

• My own ride - when I wake up
• Koroj's ride 7.00 to Napier and return
• Ulysses 10.00 to somewhere
• e-Riders 8.30 which didn't happen
• KB Sunday ride - is that still on?

A good ride with BuckBuckNo1 and heaps of bikes on the road.

[Trudes]

We watched that massive looking ship heading out this morning too as we were looking out the window at the weather wondering what time to head out for a ride.
There are a lot of choices aren't there? We decided to head over to the Wild Oats for lunch with Lissa and Skelstar and then over the hill climb road back to Masterton and home. Beautiful weather, but getting a little gusty on the way home.

[Hitcher]

That Queen Victoria is a large floaty thing. Check out the photo where it's still visible around an Interislander that is about two-thirds-distance between the camera and the QV.

Also observe the height of the funnel versus the light towers at the Stadium.

[Grub]

[*]KB Sunday ride - is that still on?

Yup it seems to be. There's nothing formal, it's just a thing where if you feel like a ride and feel like company, you post it up. The ride nominally starts at 10 (we took a Poll on the time) but it goes when the group decides it will go.

It's a bit of a seasonal thing. During the Daylight Saving period our main group ride is the Wednesday Night one. After daylight saving, it's too dark for that so everyone gets their weekly fix Sunday mornings.

We've been hanging out for a ride but couldn't go today due to leaking roof and damaged carpet from the heavy rain on Thu/Fri - I tried hard to justify it but somethimes other stuff ends up having protrity

[DingoZ]

Well ya better have it all fixed and next Sunday all penned in in the diary. Cause I am planning on a ride next Sunday.....Weather permitting, he says as he kneels down at the alter of the weather gods and prays for a nice day..

[Hitcher]

but it goes when the group decides it will go.

So it's not a *Wednesday night* ride then....

[KoroJ]

Didn't see that big boat when I was leaving, or coming back......must be blind I guess!

Had a good ride though. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/bl...9500&entry=378

I'll post some pix on the original thread.