North Auckland ride 10, 11, 12 June

[Crisis management]

It's tough finding the perfect sheila........




Both nights at Snells, we have 4 double beds and a single mattress available but I don't want to have to wash linen so you lot have to bring your own or a sleeping bag.
No charge for accomodation but something to cover the cost of food & drink, I will get in some beer and food for saturday & sunday breakfast and saturday night BBQ, friday night is local takeaways, pizza or fish & chips.
If you want to check out the prices at the Salty Dog (pub & motel) which is about 500 metres away feel free.

[nic]

It's tough finding the perfect sheila........

Both nights at Snells, we have 4 double beds and a single mattress available but I don't want to have to wash linen so you lot have to bring your own or a sleeping bag.
No charge for accomodation but something to cover the cost of food & drink, I will get in some beer and food for saturday & sunday breakfast and saturday night BBQ, friday night is local takeaways, pizza or fish & chips.
If you want to check out the prices at the Salty Dog (pub & motel) which is about 500 metres away feel free.

Oh dear - I didn't mean to sound ungrateful (which I fear I may have!!)
I'm real keen to join you guys...and I have a sleeping bag.
Thank you for organising

nic (The perfect sheila - IMO!!)

[.chris]

But it's soo scary ...all those Aucklanders in one place... can someone come down & give us some lane splitting lessons beforehand?

Could be keen on this, A midday start from Vegas on the Friday might get us through Jaffaland before the mayhem gets too out of hand. Pencil us in for a couple of beds (or patches of floor) Will check work situation Tuesday & confirm.

Cheers
Clint

I can come down and escort you guys through the motorway/city, if I make an extra effort I could even get you onto police 10/7, or motorway patrol.

But seriously if anyone ends up in AK early you would be welcome around at my place as I will most likely not be up to much on friday (I am only 25min away from our planned leaving spot).

[Crisis management]

Can I have definate numbers by tomorrow night please, I need to organise beer & food.....and who needs to bring an air mattress with them.
I will PM out the address / map and contact numbers but a bit of an idea of who will be joining me for the trip up on friday would help although it is one of those "I'm leaving at 4.00pm, if you aren't there I'm not waiting" arrangements.

Nic, I'm not offended, you have to try a lot harder than that!

[unstuck]

Lake tomarata is also a good place to stop,if time permits.

[.chris]

Can I have definate numbers by tomorrow night please, I need to organise beer & food.....and who needs to bring an air mattress with them.
I will PM out the address / map and contact numbers but a bit of an idea of who will be joining me for the trip up on friday would help although it is one of those "I'm leaving at 4.00pm, if you aren't there I'm not waiting" arrangements.

Nic, I'm not offended, you have to try a lot harder than that!

Definitely in, and I can bring an airbed no problems.

[MXNUT]

A definate starter for sure.

Dont know if i will make the 4.00 pm friday meeting point at this stage so i might have to meet up at snells beach.

Will confirm closer to the time about that

[Steelie]

Yes im in. Not sure how Friday shall pan out yet.

[clint640]

In!

When you say Massey to meet I take it you mean the Shell Stn there?
We will aim for the 4pm kickoff which should be doable if leaving Rotorua at 12.

Will bring sleeping bags, let us know if camp mats are required.

Cheers
Clint

[Rosie]

In!

Also in!
(in case it wasn't obvious from Clint's post)

[nic]

sort of........... I have booked into the Salty Dog

I'll be starting out on Friday morning, riding up via Riverhead and will aim to get to Snells beach before dark

See y'all on Friday night

Looking forward to it

[Crisis management]

Mark, Chris, Dual (sorry forgotten your name) Clint & Rosie, I have beds for you so bring sleeping bags, Chris can you please bring a camp mattress / air bed for Al for saturday night. Nic, glad you can join us even if that is a slightly woosy option.... The pub is about 500 m from the house so it's really close.

The friday evening plan is to depart the Shell station at Westgate / Massey at the top of the north western motorway at 4.00pm. Go to the end of the motorway, turn left and approx 500 metres on the left is the gas station (by a roundabout). I'm on the orange thing. I would like to get to Snells by dark so will definately be there by 6.00pm.

If you are going direct then use SH1 through Auckland to Warkworth (northern motorway), don't turn into Warkworth (it is off the highway) but at the third set of lights turn right then right again towards Sandspit / Snells / Algies.

I tried inserting a couple of maps here which was an epic fail, I will PM the address and my mobile no....call me if you get lost!

Saturday we need to leave at 9.00am, there is plenty of gas stops on the way and the first one is only about 10kms into the ride so don't panic if you haven't filled up, the max between gas looks like around 150kms.

I have got a cooked breakfast on saturday & sunday catered for and saturday dinner (you better like lasagne) and will have some beer in the fridge, I haven't worked out the cost of that yet but I imagine $30 or so (wild guess only). There is a pub / liquor store very locally and all the other shpos / stuff you could ever need.

Friday dinner is takeaways.

Hopefully that covers everything, let me know if there is anything else.

[.chris]

Sounds excellent. Will see you at westgate at 4pm.

Looking forward to a weekend away..

edit: and yep, no problem to bring the blow-up bed.

[Crisis management]

Looks like some of you may get slightly damp on friday however, with extreme cunning I have manged to arrange a fine weekend!

See you all toomorrow.

[.chris]

Looks like some of you may get slightly damp on friday however, with extreme cunning I have manged to arrange a fine weekend!

See you all toomorrow.

It sure is looking nice out there now. Rain radar shows its going to be raining most of the day, getting lighter later on which is nice.
Might be a quick ride tonight eh!