2009 South Island KB Rally

[SDU]

voted for a few but I won't get there unless I ask for time off soon so can someone confirm it's the 2nd weekend off December please

[_Shrek_]

voted for a few but I won't get there unless I ask for time off soon so can someone confirm it's the 2nd weekend off December please

yes, yes & yes Friday 11th, Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th

[SDU]

yes, yes & yes Friday 11th, Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th

Thankyou, some seemed a bit wobbly on the answer.

[_Shrek_]

Thankyou, some seemed a bit wobbly on the answer.

KB Rally - 2009. Suggestions as to where to hold it.

So far they have all been the 2nd week of December.



if we keep it the same all the time then every one knows & can book their time off etc...

Nothing wrong with the 2nd weekend in December

Absolutely, because I've got to book so far out or the boss will just to me.

these ^^^^^ were some of the comments made when a discussion was had on an earlier thread


edit: subike, Mrs Shrek & me are off this Sat to the land of "Far Far Away" to check out the natives & will report back

[Mikkel]

One thing to bear in mind - Sandflies.

Of the four top-rated choices so far, only Takaka is likely to be endurable due to the little fuckers. I realise this is going to brand me as a softie - but being eaten alive by tiny flies is going to have some impact upon how much I'll enjoy sitting around a paddock drinking booze and talking bullshit. Unless of course people expect we'll be riding from dawn to dusk - then it isn't an issue.

[_Shrek_]

One thing to bear in mind - Sandflies.

West Coast pharmacies have a share in the insect repellant plant & the sandflies are a hybrid breed ie: (man made)

but if you start eating vegemite now you might have enough home made repellent in your system by the time Dec gets here

[Ghost_Bullet]

Damn what!!!! Sanfly's dont even hurt, sometimes even it is nice to have a good ole scratch up!!

[FJRider]

Yeah... toughen up.... and if you scratch my back ....

[98tls]

Damn what!!!! Sanfly's dont even hurt, sometimes even it is nice to have a good ole scratch up!!

Canned Muslim chicken however is a vastly different thing.

[FJRider]

One thing to bear in mind - Sandflies.

Of the four top-rated choices so far, only Takaka is likely to be endurable due to the little fuckers. I realise this is going to brand me as a softie - but being eaten alive by tiny flies is going to have some impact upon how much I'll enjoy sitting around a paddock drinking booze and talking bullshit. Unless of course people expect we'll be riding from dawn to dusk - then it isn't an issue.

Standing in the smoke of a fire helps to repel thoese pesky things... but if enough of the "bottled fluids" are consumed...

[_Shrek_]

edit: subike, Mrs Shrek & me are off this Sat to the land of "Far Far Away" to check out the natives & will report back

subike didn't make it due to gremlins in the electrical system... so Mrs Shrek & I left at 9:30 this morning & just got home (8:30pm) & 700 k's, will post up pix's & $$$ when I have the boy's laptop

[Guzza]

A third of the locations are on the west coast. Whats the the story there?

[_Shrek_]

A third of the locations are on the west coast. Whats the the story there?

1st welcome to KB.... it's on the Coast this year coz we down sth twice & nth canty once end of story

[_Shrek_]

Kopara
$15 ph pn
Bar $$
L/bottles = 5.50
stubbies = 2.50
RTD's all = 6.00
nips all = 2.50
splits all = 0.50

you can take your own but not to the bar
pix's

1 & 2 Parched Pilgrim
3 showing the way after the metal pic on next post
4 accom
5 & 6 Mrs Shreks new bike

[_Shrek_]

the metal road from Rotomanu to the turn off is 12k's & as you can see it has very little on it this pic would be an average over the 12 k's, thats if you come from Authers Pass side or tar seal all the way from Lewis, how ever there is a 700m strech just b4 tbe camp

1 metal rd
2 accom
3 why can't i take it home
4 Mrs Shrek outside the Hilton in Blackball

just waiting on prices on accom, the hall, domain, etc at Blackball

all in all Mrs S & I had a great day & covered 698k's