Pissed Penguin Run & Rally, 15 September 2007

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Look forward to it



Where were you going on the Friday night? - SD's place?, I don't think theres anything happening at the rally site on the Friday.
I could cope with quite a few (housetrained!) bodies here on the Friday night and then we could head off on Sat morning with a slightly clearer head than would be likely from the other venue!!
with this rally a feature is the group ride out about 1pm so we want to be there for that after setting up tents etc etc.
I was thinking of leaving here about 9am heading back towards Waitahuna and doing a loop up over Mt Stuart coming back onto SH8 just above the Manuka Gorge (Burma Road), go through the gorge then turn left into Perry Rd and then I want to turn left at the top of Perry road and follow round past Table Hill and over the causeway at the headwaters of the Toko River (I've heard about this but never been over there)and then heading back down to SH1, probably via Circle Hill, Down to Milton and then turn off and take the gravel out to Toko Mouth, along the coast to come in the back of Kaitangata and probably just stick to the seal out to Kaka Point from there.
All visiting bikers should do the ride out to the Nugget point lighthouse which is about 10km of easy gravel from the rally site.
That route should include some really good viewing sites - I could make a much longer trip but I think that will be enough for the morning. Last year we did a run out to the lighthouse after we got back from the group ride.

What other adv bikers are interested in that ride?

Count me in RM. Keen as!

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I'll be a tar baby for this trip. I'm bringing the Sexy Italian Redhead and leaving the Dirty Girl at home.

So ...... I guess that means I'm bringing a Dirty Redhead with me! Just don't tell the blond I'm married to!

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So ...... I guess that means I'm bringing a Dirty Redhead with me! Just don't tell the blond I'm married to!

What goes on rally stays on rally

[Ruralman]

Count me in RM. Keen as!

Excellent. Be good catch up again and have another T/A on the trip - last time John and mine were always parked together and had a lot of people coming to look at them - like they'd never seen them b4?????

If I am able to make the rally, I was intending to ride down the same way as I came down last year, it was such a good ride, I enjoyed it sooooo much and that ride goes right to and past your place!

So I think you can count me in thus far, we can get our/my final plan sorted a little closer to time!

Still a chance the Tiger might be two up yet! Cheers John.

Good stuff and keep in touch. When we leave here we'll go that back road to Waitahuna that we rode last time.
I checked out the road over table hill on Friday - missed one turn and nearly ended up in the forestry out the top of the Waitahuna Heights but I was having such a blast on those backroads and it was really good just getting out on the bike again that a few extra Kms wasn't a bother.
We'll duck up to the lookout above the Milton Limeworks where they have built a shed with a big glass wall you look through to see all these huge fossils of whales and things they have found when blasting out the limestone.
After that probably a coffee stop in Milton and then out to Toko Mouth and along the coast.

[98tls]

Seems like theres 4 or 5 of us from oamaru heading down as well......look forward to seeing you all there.

[XF650]

I'm also keen to tag along on this Sat morning "deviation" Bruce.
How long does it take to get to your place from Dunedin?

[Ruralman]

I'm also keen to tag along on this Sat morning "deviation" Bruce.
How long does it take to get to your place from Dunedin?

We're an easy "just under an hour" in a car. I reckon we want to get away from here by around 9-9:15am.
Anyone arriving down later than that could meet us up in Milton for a coffee and then the ride out to the coast. Should be in Milton around 10:30 - best coffee is the Westside Cafe at the South end between Hammer Hardware and the BP garage.

[Jantar]

We're an easy "just under an hour" in a car.

When I'm riding to Dunedin I use your mailbox as a time marker. 45 minutes by bike to McIver & Veitch, or 55 minutes in the cage.

[miSTa]

Seems like theres 4 or 5 of us from oamaru heading down as well......look forward to seeing you all there.

So in your case you'll be going home on Saturdat morning then a la MarchHare

We're an easy "just under an hour" in a car. I reckon we want to get away from here by around 9-9:15am.

Fucking hell Bruce, thw rall yis still six weeks away and youve goyour plans down the to minute alreasdy, sad, very sad.

[Ruralman]

When I'm riding to Dunedin I use your mailbox as a time marker. 45 minutes by bike to McIver & Veitch, or 55 minutes in the cage.

My mailbox is outside my house about 2km from SH8 - I hope you haven't been posting me those brown paper packages in whoever's mailbox you've been looking at????????????????

[Jantar]

My mailbox is outside my house about 2km from SH8 - I hope you haven't been posting me those brown paper packages in whoever's mailbox you've been looking at????????????????

Oh well, whose ever mailbox it is at the corner of your road.

[Ruralman]

Fucking hell Bruce, thw rall yis still six weeks away and youve goyour plans down the to minute alreasdy, sad, very sad.

Geez MrS what the hell are you drinking - I only type like that after a whiskey attack. Don't you worry about us, you just take your new soft tar baby toy down the easy way

[oldrider]

My mailbox is outside my house about 2km from SH8 - I hope you haven't been posting me those brown paper packages in whoever's mailbox you've been looking at????????????????

Mrs O and I have been trying to work out what those parcels were, hes a long way off course, isn't he!

[miSTa]

Geez MrS what the hell are you drinking - I only type like that after a whiskey attack. Don't you worry about us, you just take your new soft tar baby toy down the easy way

It lookeda lright whenItyped it. Just about outof coke...bugger have to go straightt now.

[98tls]

So in your case you'll be going home on Saturdat morning then a la MarchHare
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nope...............sat morning i will be going to the rally,march hare was so close to home i figured i might just as well be there,and i was feeling a little under the weather.