TCWNR - Wellington 2006/2007

**Hitcher** · 18th December 2006, 11:48

From past experience looking at the Hutt Christmas lights, the road is packed with gawping cars, vans and buses, and the footpaths crammed with (shock, horror) pedestrians. While one bike on its own can carve a swathe through small children, the aged and infirmed, a large group of bikes may unduly antagonise the milling hoardes.

Don we now our gay apparel...

**Paul in NZ** · 18th December 2006, 13:20

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Don we now our gay apparel...

It was the only jacket they had left in stock OK? ;-)

**ceebie13** · 18th December 2006, 14:02

Interesting idea, but can you imagine a bunch of bikers all going goo goo ga ga over pretty fairy lights?
Gimme a ride/chinwag/ride any day.

Looks like its "the hill"s turn this week, so where has that got us then?

Tin Hut, Featherston?
White Swan, Greytown?
Martinborough Hotel?
Lake Ferry Hotel?
Summit Cafe, then back to the Rimutaka SB?

The decision...is yours!
Will have to watch Toni tonight and see what the weather will be doing. (Weather map? What weather map?)

**Hitcher** · 18th December 2006, 19:14

If it's a nice night I'd be up for a ride to Lake Ferry. The White Swan has a great bar menu and Oranjeboom on tap!

**Moxy** · 18th December 2006, 19:20

aaaa I won't be going this week.

I managed to get some water in the rear wheel bearings (first time ever in ~4 years)

**Paul in NZ** · 18th December 2006, 20:42

Originally Posted by Hitcher

If it's a nice night I'd be up for a ride to Lake Ferry. The White Swan has a great bar menu and Oranjeboom on tap!

Ah - poss a bit far for moi mid week on the dread tritanic. Enjoy yourselves... Methinks a quick fandango on the windy bits is me, customers willing of course (you want it when?) I will maybe see you at the start and go as far as the summit.

**sels1** · 18th December 2006, 21:05

Originally Posted by Grub

So what's the drill? We just watch here for the meeting point and time? I have to get there from P'ram so it takes a bit of planning coz I have to go the short way ... Paekak Hill Rd, Haywards, Whitemans Valley and into town

Duck pond at 6, as above.
I ride down from P'ram over PK Hill, takes about 30min home to pond. If I'm early I go and hang around the bikeshops in the Hutt first.
Not that keen to go much past the Tin Hut on a week night....seeing as I have a fair way to get home

**Hitcher** · 18th December 2006, 22:08

Mind you, sitting atop the Paekak lookout, watching the sun set like thunder behind Blenheim is pretty special at this time of year.

**Paul in NZ** · 19th December 2006, 06:03

No worries mate. I'd go to Lake ferry if I had time - but I can't see it this week. More, 'oh so you want it before xmas eh?' stuff...

**Grub** · 19th December 2006, 06:48

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Mind you, sitting atop the Paekak lookout, watching the sun set like thunder behind Blenheim is pretty special at this time of year.

Just sat there this morning ... awesome! No wind, chill in the air, fellow biker having a smoke and just total piece and quiet.

Doesnt look like the CWNR will have quite the same beneign weather.

**RantyDave** · 19th December 2006, 13:32

Originally Posted by sels1

Not that keen to go much past the Tin Hut on a week night....seeing as I have a fair way to get home

Likewise. I live in Breaker Bay so I get to go all the way to town, through the town, and to the arse end of the Miramar peninsula before I can park up. Even from the tin hut it can be a bit of a slog.

Dave

**skelstar** · 19th December 2006, 14:17

I managed 30mins on the bike in the dead of night from around your place to Stokes Vegas. Can't imagine what it would be like in rush hour/daylight.

**ceebie13** · 19th December 2006, 14:47

Originally Posted by sels1

Not that keen to go much past the Tin Hut on a week night....seeing as I have a fair way to get home

Originally Posted by RantyDave

Likewise. I live in Breaker Bay so I get to go all the way to town, through the town, and to the arse end of the Miramar peninsula before I can park up. Even from the tin hut it can be a bit of a slog.
Dave

Jeeze! What a couple of wussy girl's blouses we have here LOL.
Know what you mean though.

**Shadows** · 19th December 2006, 15:43

Originally Posted by ceebie13

Jeeze! What a couple of wussy girl's blouses we have here LOL.
Know what you mean though.

I dunno. Some people!
After getting back to the Hutt after the last CWNR I attended I ended up blowing straight past home, through Petone, Eastbourne, back up SH2, over the Haywards, around the bays at Pauatahanui, a lap of Plimmerton, back over the Haywards, then a bit more of a Tiki Tour around the valley. If I was being observed I would have looked completely lost.
Hell, I think it was after midnight when I got home.... although the neighbours would probably have a better idea.