EEEEE - Waikaremoana Dec 3rd/4th

[clint640]

Clint & Rosie.
What time are you guys planning to be heading off on Friday?
Just trying to work out what time I need to head down, and where should I meet up with you?

Rosie is on jury service this week which rules out an early knockoff for us, so we're planning to head off from my place 5:30. It's about 1.5 hrs to the camp so we'll still get there with plenty of daylight left for pitching tents & cooking dinner. If you've got the whole day to burn & want to head out earlier & do some exploring around Whirinaki let me know & I'll point you in the direction of a few easy tracks.

Pomgolian: we'll share our venison sandwiches if you turn up with a trout entree! Let me know if you need any directions through the forest, Wade probably has a GPS track anyway.

Cheers
Clint

[.chris]

Rosie is on jury service this week which rules out an early knockoff for us, so we're planning to head off from my place 5:30. It's about 1.5 hrs to the camp so we'll still get there with plenty of daylight left for pitching tents & cooking dinner. If you've got the whole day to burn & want to head out earlier & do some exploring around Whirinaki let me know & I'll point you in the direction of a few easy tracks.

Looks like I shall be tied up most of Friday, so getting down for 5:30 will be just about perfect. I will probably end up main roading it (with my new screen that does not seem as horrible as it once did), might duck down Leslie/Cecil road see if I can complete that one if I have time.

[Phreaky Phil]

We have our plans sorted. What time and where can we meet you on Saturday morning. ?We have also booked a room at the pub at Tiniroto for Saturday night.

[pomgolian]

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If I can get myself organized and the KLR back together might tag along with you on Friday if that works?

Thats cool will try & head off about 1.30pm from havelock north so let me know if your still keen

[pomgolian]

Rosie is on jury service this week which rules out an early knockoff for us, so we're planning to head off from my place 5:30. It's about 1.5 hrs to the camp so we'll still get there with plenty of daylight left for pitching tents & cooking dinner. If you've got the whole day to burn & want to head out earlier & do some exploring around Whirinaki let me know & I'll point you in the direction of a few easy tracks.

Pomgolian: we'll share our venison sandwiches if you turn up with a trout entree! Let me know if you need any directions through the forest, Wade probably has a GPS track anyway.

Cheers
Clint

Thanks my GPS seems to know the way as long as i set it to shortest distance or walking on google maps and getting lost is half the fun, last resort a friendly local for directions my fishing exploits are not great of late so may pack a back up but i hear the fishing is good up there.

Paul

[Rosie]

Rosie is on jury service this week which rules out an early knockoff for us, so we're planning to head off from my place 5:30. It's about 1.5 hrs to the camp so we'll still get there with plenty of daylight left for pitching tents & cooking dinner. If you've got the whole day to burn & want to head out earlier & do some exploring around Whirinaki let me know & I'll point you in the direction of a few easy tracks.

Pomgolian: we'll share our venison sandwiches if you turn up with a trout entree! Let me know if you need any directions through the forest, Wade probably has a GPS track anyway.

Cheers
Clint

Trial is going until Tuesday (at least), so I should be finishing at 5-ish tomorrow. If I'm not at yours by 5.30, you are welcome to head off, and I'll (try to) catch up.

Thanks my GPS seems to know the way as long as i set it to shortest distance or walking on google maps and getting lost is half the fun, last resort a friendly local for directions my fishing exploits are not great of late so may pack a back up but i hear the fishing is good up there.

Paul

Kaingaroa is a very large forest. In this particular case; getting lost is not fun.

Phil: We will be leaving the Mangamate Campsite (signposted off Minginui Road, just before Minginui village) at 10ish. From there we'll go back to SH 38, then onwards to Waikaremoana.

[Eddieb]

got you a ride sorted

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Haha, very good. Only just saw this.

[Shewolf]

yeah thats my twin sister right

Haha, very good. Only just saw this.

[GPS MAN]

Well, Well, Well - I've got Bad news and Good news I sold a GPS system this afternoon "Good News" ..The customer wants it installed tomorrow..That will put me training on Saturday

You can read between the lines, or just the lines...

I'm OUT....can't turn down a sale this time of year

Sorry Everyone!

Next time

[pomgolian]

Trial is going until Tuesday (at least), so I should be finishing at 5-ish tomorrow. If I'm not at yours by 5.30, you are welcome to head off, and I'll (try to) catch up.



Kaingaroa is a very large forest. In this particular case; getting lost is not fun.

Phil: We will be leaving the Mangamate Campsite (signposted off Minginui Road, just before Minginui village) at 10ish. From there we'll go back to SH 38, then onwards to Waikaremoana.

Thanks Rosie only joking i know how easy it is to get dissorientated & lost, i will leave with plenty of time and have a back up map, see ya at the camp ground

Paul

[.chris]

Right, I am heading off nowish, see you guys at Clint's place about 5:30.

[Phreaky Phil]

Looks like we're first home. Just got in a while ago. Neat ride home. Hardly any rain. Good plan heading south then across and up. Went from Tiniroto- Napier- Gentle Annie to Taihape- Hunterville- Turakina- Wanganui- Home Phew
Thanks Rosie, Clint and crew for a neat weekend.
Photos to come

[Shewolf]

Photos to come

[pomgolian]

Hi Rosie & Clint thanks for a great weekend, got home late morning - nice to meet the rest of you guys & gals and try out the DR for its first camping trip, plenty to work on, bigger tank, pannier racks, better luggage.

Paul

[Rosie]

Thanks everyone for an awesome weekend
It was a bit damp in places, but not as bad as I was expecting. We had a few heavy showers through the Motu Rd yesterday, but had some dry spells as well.
I haven't even looked at my photos, so I have no idea when they'll get posted up