Muriwai ride tonight (16 March)

[paddy]

Dinner sounds great to me. I don't know where will be most convenient location wise. (Or menu wise for that matter - I pretty fussy, but anything that serves chips is likely to have food that I will eat.) I quite like Africa (on William Pickering Dr) at the $16 + drinks end of the scale. I am also equally happy with takeaways/fast food...

What say you?

[paddy]

Oh, and I we meeting at the wash-down at 1730? Is that the earliest time that people can get there (that sounds the earliest for Sam - not sure where he is coming in from though)?

[.chris]

Oh, and I we meeting at the wash-down at 1730? Is that the earliest time that people can get there (that sounds the earliest for Sam - not sure where he is coming in from though)?

Yeah, I think that is the earliest that Sam can make it.

I am going to be heading north and doing the Riverhead-Coastville highway route from the shore, do you want to meet me at Albany or something?

[3L4NS1R]

Yup, 530 is about the earliest I can make it.. especially in an already short week... see you at the wash place!

(food wise i'm not picky. As long as it's not too pricy... payday is a while away...)

[paddy]

Yeah, I think that is the earliest that Sam can make it.

I am going to be heading north and doing the Riverhead-Coastville highway route from the shore, do you want to meet me at Albany or something?

Sure. I will actually be at Albany Senior High School this afternoon, so anywhere in the Albany area would work well enough for me. Pick a time and place...

[.chris]

Sure. I will actually be at Albany Senior High School this afternoon, so anywhere in the Albany area would work well enough for me. Pick a time and place...

Right-o
How about here (the shell shop on Albany Highway) at 4:30, we can do a backroads trip out to Kumeu.

[paddy]

Right-o
How about here (the shell shop on Albany Highway) at 4:30, we can do a backroads trip out to Kumeu.

That would work for me - it would give me a chance to fuel as well. That's the one in old Albany Village on the eastern side right?

[3L4NS1R]

hate. you. all. people who can finish work early. pfff.

[paddy]

hate. you. all. people who can finish work early. pfff.

Early? :-)

[3L4NS1R]

Early? :-)

early being defined in this case as before I finish...

[.chris]

We came we saw.

I fracked up the tides so it was high tide not low tide (I blame poor code on the metserivce website, looks fine in IE, in firefox the table is all messed up gets very confusing).

Had a mission even getting onto the beach, Wilsons Road/Carriageway was not as easy as it was last time (something to do with the darkness I guess). Paddy even had his first off. I just had several dozen close calls through out the evening.

Photos here.

[.chris]

This was our approximate route. Light blue in, dark blue out.

Interestingly, it looks like Wilson's down to Rimmer's on the beach, is about half way back to Muriwai

[3L4NS1R]

wow... wouldn't have gussed that distance wise!

Epic ride tonight...

Oh, and true to my word, currently kiwibiking in the bath...

[Paladin]

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Oh, and true to my word, currently kiwibiking in the bath...

I'm not sure if that's hilarious or just plain sad mate!!!!!

[Paladin]

This was our approximate route. Light blue in, dark blue out.

Interestingly, it looks like Wilson's down to Rimmer's on the beach, is about half way back to Muriwai

wow... wouldn't have gussed that distance wise!

Epic ride tonight...

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Looks like a great evening out guys - you lot are making me pine for a blat on a decent beach - might have to head up to Kapiti Coast soon and pop that cherry for the DR!!!