Wairarapa ride, 6 February

**Kendog** · 3rd February 2007, 22:43

Originally Posted by Lissa

Shhhhhhhhhh!!! Dont friggin jinx it!!! If it is we might have to have an alternative ride over the hill.

If it rains Nigel has to ride my GN and I have the hornet... fair deal I say! Will of course have LOTS of petrol in my bikey.

Haha.

I still sometimes wake in the middle of the night thinking of the reserve switch.

**elle-f** · 3rd February 2007, 22:48

Surely I am not that powerful to be able to jinx the weather

**crazefox** · 4th February 2007, 12:14

i will be there

**Grub** · 4th February 2007, 13:11

Nasty tells me that we're going ... lol

Elle's right, the weather fo the 'rapa is
- Mostly cloudy, late patchy rain, easterly winds. Up towards Waipuk it's rain all day with "some heavy falls possible"
For the Welly side of the hills
- Mainly Fine, southeast breezes
interstingly the Kapiti-Horowhenua forecast is better again
- Mainly fine & warm with high cloud but a few showers possible. Southeast winds.

So, what to do? I was trying to think of the best places over this side that didn't involve SH1 but I'm not that familiar with the world of out-of-the-way roads here yet.

All I can think of is Whitemans Valley (just called the cafe - they're closed on Tuesday) Makara, Ohariu, Shelley Bay then around the south coast, Wainui Coast Road etc etc but none of them really go anywhere and they all involve coming back through town

The original plan's looking pretty good, we'll just get damp on the riding bits

**Alice** · 4th February 2007, 13:45

See yu all Tues, fingers crossed for fine weather, I'm leaving Napier in the morning, the forcast is better for Wellington than here............

Lissa, I'll meet whoever turns up at the whatever its called BP, rima tux, as in dog biscuits............ !

**Lissa** · 4th February 2007, 13:50

Yea I know the forecast is looking way better for welly side. Be prepared for a change of plans... ie we do something welly side (Trudi might be able to help out with some ideas) . But at the moment we will stick with the orginal ride. Wairarapa riders will most prob meet you all at rimutex at 10am. Ashhurst Boys... as well? Once there we can decide what to do... dont mind getting wet myself, up to the rest of you I guess. Anyway, rain or shine I'll be there.

**Trudes** · 4th February 2007, 15:42

Originally Posted by Lissa

. dont mind wetting myself, up to the rest of you I guess.

Well I can recommend some good public toilets if it comes to that!

**Meanie** · 4th February 2007, 15:53

Looks like a hanfull of us ashhurst boyz will be there as cowboyz mentioned at the latest count about six or seven of us, hard to tell last time we thought only a few of us were going there was eleven turned up

We are leaving at eight so should make rimutex in time
Looking forward to it

**elle-f** · 4th February 2007, 15:55

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

Well I can recommend some good public toilets if it comes to that!

ahem - why do you know the public toilets so well?

**apteryx_haasti** · 4th February 2007, 18:56

Originally Posted by elle33f

ahem - why do you know the public toilets so well?

She gave George Micheal a tour of the area...

Anyway...looks like I am gonna have to pike out. Sorry all - I was looking forward to it, but I have a flatmate moving in in a week and a half and I haven't finished painting or anything!!!

Too bad, I was SURE there was gonna be some hot single guy on this ride who thought I was fab... *retreats into fantasy land*...