Mounting Cnut Hill - Sat 9/5

[junkmanjoe]

You guys lucky you got that far...
its not the place to play during a rain storm... but good on ya for having a go.

so cnut hill is trying to tell you something,, flooded rivers trees blocking the way.

she dose not want to be beat.... till next time aye boys..

wait till things dry out...

JMJ

[bart]

Well I've finaly thawed out after a long trip home. Saw quite a few new roads on the way home (some not intentionally).

Will post up some pics later. Some came out surprisingly good, considering the conditions.

[pete376403]

Does it really matter about cnut hill? The hot waitress was at Toppys...

[andy mac]

After some precautionary poking about at the first river crossing I bit the bullet and made it over suprisingly easily

Yip we probably would have dicked around for some time more until Bart waded across the stream to check the depth & show us where the hole was. Gav then led all the troops across sucessfully, shame the next nemisis was only 100 metres further along the track. Turn around & back thru the stream - again all sucessfully but wet socks for everyone.

Photos 1 Mark, 2 James, 3 Bart, 4 Steve

[bart]

Right, here goes.
1. Top of Pori Road. I took the scenic route to Toppy's
2. Pori was slow going. The gravel was this big.
3. The road to the track
4. Time to drop tyre pressure
5. Gav the guinea pig
6. Easy

[bart]

7. Mark getting his feet wet
8. James making a splash
9. It was this deep
10. Steve kicking the KTM
11. Where's the wheel
12. Dead end

[bart]

13. Parked up
14. Where too from here
15. Water on the lens gave a cool effect
16. On the way back out
17. same
18. The beast, almost home. 420km, 1 bent brake lever, 1 very cold rider after being wet all day.

Thanks a lot guys. Awesome day. Shame we couldn't get near the hill, but had a great ride anyway.

Bart

[andy mac]

Nice work, Bart(paparazzi)man!

[marks]

Nice work, Bart(paparazzi)man!

wot he said - specially like that one of Michael riding the Pampera in the misty bush

how about a rerun sometime middleish/late November?

If the sun comes out maybe even the pussies will join us?

[gav24]

Yeah definately

I still have to see that hill! I'm starting to think that its not actually real, just a photoshop image and an urban myth...

But if that is right then I still need to know where that track really goes

Seriously though, Im tied up for the next 6 or so weekends (not literally ) so nobody better knock that bastard off before then!

[bart]

Yeah definately
so nobody better knock that bastard off before then!

Hmmmmmmm, what am I doing this weekend? 4 days off too. Bugger.......landscaping.

[Pampera]

wot he said - specially like that one of Michael riding the Pampera in the misty bush

how about a rerun sometime middleish/late November?

If the sun comes out maybe even the pussies will join us?

Absolutely tremendous shot BART - you are a lens god.

Keen for another try. Suggest we avoid
1) any wet weekend (!)
2) 14/15th November. 14th is WW1 aircraft flying display at Masterton (I want to go) and 15th is Toast Martinborough (facilities will be somewhat under pressure!)

Enjoyed Sunday regardless of the rain and the failure to get as far as planned. Still, as I said on Sunday, in a parallel universe I had my folding saw, we made it past the downed willow tree and we got benighted on the other side of some raging torrent (rather than enjoying an espresso in a nice warm cafe)
Michael

[bart]

Cheers guys. I work on the theory that for every 100 shots, you have to fluke a couple of good ones. I had to delete a heap because of water on the lens. Amazingly, the camera still works.

Bigger versions under 'Sutherlands 18-10-09' in 'Bart's photos' (my signature thing down below). Keep clicking on the photo you want until it blows it up real big. I'll chuck a few more in there too.

[Paladin]

Way to go guys! Looked a great day out despite the weather and downed tree!



Am sitting here VERY jealous!

[Dakar]

looks like a fun day guys.......really cool pics Bart, especially 15, (KB Calander?) anyway what camera do you use?

oh and the weather didnt look that bad after all!!!