Big bye bye to the Rimutaka summit cafe... the saga of whether it will ever re-open has been decided by fire.
Now I wonder how a fire started in an unused cafe during the middle of a saga over who was going to pay for its demolition...?
Hmmmmmm
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Big bye bye to the Rimutaka summit cafe... the saga of whether it will ever re-open has been decided by fire.
Now I wonder how a fire started in an unused cafe during the middle of a saga over who was going to pay for its demolition...?
Hmmmmmm
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Short Arse Biker
Sounds very suspicious as burning it down solves the problem with who was going to demolish it now doesn't it?
Such a shame it closed down in the 1st place as alot of motorcyclists who ride over the Rimas always use to use the summit as a meeting place and a place to rest for a short period before either heading towards Featherston or Upper Hutt.
Deus ex ukulele
The Summit Cafe was, at best, a two-day-a-week business.
There is no power or other services at the summit. Imagining that somebody could run a viable business up there has been long disproved as flightful fantasy.
Bikers may now have to ride, heaven forbid, down the hill to Featherston for a coke and a wee.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
I thought I thought that
It's still an awesome ride
Lifes Just one big ride - buckle up or hang on
Hardcore Biker
End of an era for sure, being from wgtn i can't say that i won't miss the place, Used to have the best ice creams as a kid and then the boys who were there were a great bunch even if the coffee was alittle dodgy
Ultimate keyboard Warrior
Stopped there once about 5 years ago, It put me off ever wanting to stop their again.
needs to work harder
Same here. I never really got how it was supposed to be a functioning business anyway. It can only open for two days of seven; the traditional clientele, bikers, are tight arses at the best of times; and everything that's about to be said about power, water, sewage etc. etc. etc. is basically true.Originally Posted by Headbanger
Besides, you ride up to the summit of the takas and the first thing on your mind is going back down the other side again 'cos it's great.
Dave
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Sounds like an opportunity to me... Anyone got a caravan cafe? Only need to tow it up there Friday night and back Sunday night... covers the two days nicely without the need for on site premises... Look to the positive I say!
And you can leave the 'staff' (missus) to run the place while you go ride...
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Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
Bite my shiney metal ass
RIP summit cafe, with your weak coffee, rain shelter, dodgy food but warm welcome. Even though it hasn't been like that for a while. Well I think a food caravan is a good idea.
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Melicious
A bit of a shame it burnt down, theres been a cafe up there for about a hundred years.
Rest In Peace
Sad end but not surprising. I was up there yesterday afternoon and noticed the place had been seriously vandalised and trashed so was not surprised to hear that it had ended this way. I think someone said they were going to use that area as a construction base for the Muldoons corner work - I hope they leave enough room for us to park and shoot the breeze, although once they start the road works up there I would be inclined to avoid that road anyway.
pretentious moi?
is not a trout
Very interesting. Were you still there around 3am? Did you happen to have marshmallows with you?
There is no such thing as bad weather; only inappropriate clothing!
Deus ex ukulele
SWDC has trucks and a digger working up there at the moment. There should be nothing left to see by close of play today.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Double shot!!
Remember the mobile espresso people will probably drop by if theres ten or twenty of you.
Steve
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"Wow, Great advise there DB."
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gee wizzz
NO col ol son YOU manage the place. Tis such a pity though that as manager one needs to "run" down to wellytown regularly for supplies
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