Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**NordieBoy** · 16th April 2009, 08:51

Originally Posted by Woodman

I stand by my quote, they are actually inboard.

So you only need to break your rack to get to them?
Or land sideways on something sticky-outy.

Comeon, we have faith in you

**Underground** · 16th April 2009, 16:36

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

was passed by underground and mate on the way toward bruce bay in torrential rain an hour ago...

Yep, that was me and Mountie, we enjoyed that day ,pissing down from Wanaka to Reefton and I actually felt sorry for all those poor buggers we overtook stuck inside their cars and campers.
Just got home about 8 last night after a great 3500 km spin around the south.
Doing a bit of R+M getting ready to take on the Norf island on sunday

**buggsubique** · 16th April 2009, 16:57

Originally Posted by Underground

after a great 3500 km spin around the south.
Doing a bit of R+M getting ready to take on the Norf island on sunday

just a lazy wee diddly bop around the island then...

**NordieBoy** · 16th April 2009, 17:47

Originally Posted by Underground

Yep, that was me and Mountie, we enjoyed that day ,pissing down from Wanaka to Reefton and I actually felt sorry for all those poor buggers we overtook stuck inside their cars and campers.

We were in the white van flashing it's lights at you

We can reach over the back and brew a fresh coffee and have a cookietime (visited the factory

).

Would have rather been on a bike though.

**topo** · 16th April 2009, 18:56

Anyone up for an overnighter camping at the Anatori river? Just checked the tides for anzac weekendhttp://www.metservice.co.nz/public/m...es-nelson.html, looks like low tide in the saturday is at 3.35pm which would mean there would be time to loop through the goldfields on the way out

then head down to big river for a look before returning to Anatori for the night

Not too sure about the route out of the bay, but Parapara lookout, birds clearing, east takaka rd would use up sunday morning to be home at a reasonable hour in the avo.

Any takers? open to other sugestions also.

**Padmei** · 16th April 2009, 19:00

I'd be keen on anything - except drowning my bike

**NordieBoy** · 16th April 2009, 19:08

I'm going Classic MX'ing over in Tadmor on Sunday

The NZ 250cc champ is going to be racing too...

**topo** · 16th April 2009, 19:20

No drownings required, just take big river as we see it on the day.

**Woodman** · 16th April 2009, 21:59

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

So you only need to break your rack to get to them?
Or land sideways on something sticky-outy.

Comeon, we have faith in you

No No No, they won't break.

Going to napier at 5 tomorrow morning, will go via akataroas? and then turn off the pahiatua track and have a look at those windmill things. The track up there looks quite good .

**warewolf** · 16th April 2009, 22:48

Originally Posted by topo

Anyone up for an overnighter camping at the Anatori river? Just checked the tides for anzac weekendhttp://www.metservice.co.nz/public/m...es-nelson.html, looks like low tide in the saturday is at 3.35pm which would mean there would be time to loop through the goldfields on the way out

then head down to big river for a look before returning to Anatori for the night

Would love to but am already committed to a family camping trip closer to home.

Ummm... watch your tides. Westport gives a closer reading, would have to dig up my DOC info but I think there's 30mins difference vs 90(?) to Nelson. Anyhoo, the Westport chart says the low is at 4:49pm. At least it is a king tide with a 0.3m low at ANZAC w/e. This w/e is 1.1m, that 80cm makes a difference to the rideability of Big River for a Kahurangi Lighthouse trip.

From memory, the Anatori and Turimawiwi were forded at mid-tide (we walked from the Turimawiwi to Big River for low tide), they were pretty low then, so you have a pretty wide time window if you aren't fording Big River.

**MyGSXF:Me** · 19th April 2009, 18:14

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**junkmanjoe** · 19th April 2009, 19:04

Originally Posted by Woodman

No No No, they won't break.

Going to napier at 5 tomorrow morning, will go via akataroas? and then turn off the pahiatua track and have a look at those windmill things. The track up there looks quite good .

good choice mate, happy trails to you.
remember to close the gate behind you at the woolshed, up buy the windmills.