A few pics of Ocean Beach today

**Balrog** · 7th September 2008, 17:13

Decided to have a look down Ocean Beach this afternoon.

After all the rain we've been having, the rivers have really washed a lot
of stuff down, making it interesting

1st Gate
This was the third river crossing, chickened out of this one. Just a drop into the river.
1st gate on the way back
Mind the drop
Stay on the track
2nd crossing on the way back, walked it the 1st time, wasn't sure how deep it was going to get.

**Balrog** · 7th September 2008, 17:15

Still a good place to come for an adventure ride.

Breather stop, after river crossing
Great place for a bach
Get your free puncture here

**Tony W** · 7th September 2008, 18:36

Looks like you had an amazing ride today!

Could you tell a HB boy where Ocean beach is and how you got there?

**turtleman** · 7th September 2008, 18:44

Originally Posted by Tony W

Looks like you had an amazing ride today!

Could you tell a HB boy where Ocean beach is and how you got there?

Used to ride out there a lot myself, when I used to live down that way.
Ocean Beach is in Palliser Bay, South Wairarapa. (Well, the Ocean Beach that BusaJim was at, anyway)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...1,0.01914&z=16

**Balrog** · 7th September 2008, 19:05

Originally Posted by Tony W

Looks like you had an amazing ride today!

Could you tell a HB boy where Ocean beach is and how you got there?

turtlemans got you pointed in the right direction.

Heres an overview pic for you.
Basically from Featherston you can head down west lake road.
Normally on a loop ride, you'd take the east west access road round to
Martinborough or Lake Ferry.
But in this case keep riding straight ahead, the road stops and the beach
starts

**Tony W** · 7th September 2008, 19:13

Is there a route to say Eastbourne from there?

**merv** · 7th September 2008, 19:15

Yeah good one Jim. This is the Ocean Beach down our way not the one North of Waimarama that's causing the fuss over its subdivision. Sometimes we have ridden right around the coast from Orongorongo but the land owners aren't as friendly as they used to be.

**marks** · 7th September 2008, 22:42

another one to add to my "must do" list

great picrures

**wilber** · 7th September 2008, 23:00

They were talking about removing those huts years ago ,that pic4 is that the gate near the huts from the rapa side if it is they use to lock it

**Balrog** · 7th September 2008, 23:06

Originally Posted by marks

another one to add to my "must do" list

great picrures

I should have posted it up before I went.
Wasn't really sure if I could get up in time

Will post it up next time. Its not a very long ride though.
The end of the road ( if you can make it past that last ford ) is fenced off
with a locked gate.

This is as far as Pampa and I were able to get last time we went down there.
And thats not to much further past that ford.
You can see the row of fences in the background.

**Kennif** · 8th September 2008, 15:37

Originally Posted by Tony W

Is there a route to say Eastbourne from there?

Yes there is. It is the route that is followed (only the other direction) by that big mountain bike race in February (the Big Coast) I've done it many times in a Landrover ambulance following the cyclists but would love to do it on the DR. It would go along the Pencarrow Road then up and over the hill to the Wainui Coast Road and then through Orongorongo Station. Pretty hard to get permission these days I understand.
Kennif.

**pampa** · 10th September 2008, 22:49

Nice one!

A cuppla of pics from Red Rocks last Saturday after the office veeeery nice (although a wee ride less than 45')

The sand at this point was very soft and deep ... I'd like to get to the end of red rocks sometime

but a just a few k after this it was very nasty and was already late so turned back.

(Daunting view)

(Few k later)

time to head home

**cooneyr** · 11th September 2008, 08:20

Originally Posted by pampa

Nice one!

A cuppla of pics from Red Rocks last Saturday after the office veeeery nice (although a wee ride less than 45')

The sand at this point was very soft and deep ... I'd like to get to the end of red rocks sometime

but a just a few k after this it was very nasty and was already late so turned back.

Awesome pictures - especially the first one with the sun beam. Wonder how far up the loose slopes one could get

How did you go getting the gear shift shaft repaired after the CCA weekend? (hope I've got the right person). Did it involve a complete engine tear down or did BMW come up with something clever?

Cheers R

P.S. you might want to reduce the picture size ASAP less the mods deal to you. Info on max sizes here.