Babes on Bikes Run

[normajeane]

Ummmm, errrr, ummmm, errrr.
Will see about the day, long way to ride and not stay, might have to share your tent Xaria?
Keen to go if the bike is behaving AND I don't have toooo big a weekend at Roxburgh this weekend.
Chief of Procrastinators here at mo...

[Clairsky]

Leaving Ingill around 10.00am to meet up with Raewyn at Bryone 10.30 - 11.00 (my time)! Should be in Big River town an hour later. Will be stopping to pick others up along the way, as I understand it. NJ pm me your cell no. if you want to come along. Xaria and I will both have room in tents for you. Looking forward to it now it all seems to be happening from this end.

[Xaria]

OK, I might leave earlier to meet up with the main bunch leaving Timaru at 9. At least they will be heading back towards me so that will make things easier to find them.

[Trumpess]

Have fun girls!!

[Xaria]

Babes on Bikes 18 - Te Anau

Theme: Tacky Tourists

Group ride leaving Timaru Caltex South end at 8am. Likely stops along the way are Kurow, Omarama, Tarras;
Tarras to Gibbston Valley Winery for lunch, approx 80 km
Gibbston Valley winery to Frankton for petrol, approx 20 km
State highway 6 to Lumsden (petrol at BP Lumsden if needed, approx 90 km)
State highway 94 to Te Anau approx 70 KM

Recommended Accommodation at Te Anau is "Comfort and Explore Lodge" 9 Makaroa St http://www.explorerlodge.co.nz/ from $45 a head. Large garden area and OSP for bikes. Please phone and book and tell them you are with Babes on Bikes. Please book by 21 Sept.

Recommended place for dinner and dance is "the ranch" Easy walking distance from accommodation, great range of reasonably priced meals and no need to book.

As always, ride safely and don't follow close...

Babes on Bikes is a network of women Motorcyclists. Anyone is welcome to come along. We go out twice each year, on a Saturday and stay overnight.

[Xaria]

Looks like the camping ground is nearby and a bit cheaper for those of us watching our $$$

[vwgrrl]

Can't see the date anywhere - am I missing something very obvious?! thanks.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=106032

has the flyer

[vwgrrl]

Thanks for the link to the flyer. Have made a note and will see if I can make it.. bit of a long way for me tho :-(

[Clairsky]

What an awesome weekend. The weather treated us to many challenges, sideways down the road, wee bit of rain, some caught a major dust storm, only thing missing was lightening and hail I think! A very helpful guy flashed his lights to me indicating the presence of you know what. A joke I thought, as I was struggling to keep up to 80kph and upright! However it made the wine when I got there taste even better. After a couple more the nerves were settled and it was down to the Ranch to meet the other Tacky Tourists. What a crowd of the most unusually dressed people All having a great time and very friendly. After a wonderful meal we headed down town (!) to The Moose where a local band was playing and everyone took over the dance floor. Later on the courtesy coach took our weary bodies home, after dropping off some other bikers who had come from Dunners via the Nevis and Catlins. Apparently three seperate groups on bikes in Te Anau at the weekend. Had a much better ride home today, used only half the amount of petrol!
Looking forward to the next run with these ladies. Would recommend it to anyone willing to get in and involved. Even meet some others from Ingill and surrounding areas.
Thanks to the ladies from Timaru etc who organised this event. Looking forward to the next one, although if it is the North Island, while I like the idea, I can pretty much say I wont be able to go. Sadly too many other commitments for that distance. Will certainly pick up on the next one after that tho.

[vwgrrl]

sounds like a good time had by all, would be great if the next ride could be at the top of the south island, or in the middle somewhere! I agree, the north is too much for many, not just the distance but the cost of taking your bike there and bike is silly.

[Clairsky]

sounds like a good time had by all, would be great if the next ride could be at the top of the south island, or in the middle somewhere! I agree, the north is too much for many, not just the distance but the cost of taking your bike there and bike is silly.

I understand it usually goes higher in the Island then lower. Just a case of keeping eyes and ears open and catching it when you can get there. Well worth going to meet some awesome people.

[Kemet]

Can't be long til the next one now....

[PrincessBandit]

Is there a NI one? Might have to do some networking and see if we can get one arranged....

[Xaria]

Apparently the next one is their 20th run so they are looking at doing a week long North Island trip.

Contact numbers are Lynda 03 689 4777 and Wendy 03 684 3958