Wairarapa

Saturday midday was a trip into WMC just because it was there. WMC has much less stock of Harleys as a result of sales. Someone is buying bikes during this recession but not me. A call to Alan and we decided to fit in a ride on Sunday.

Sunday; left home at 1043hrs on the way to the Wairarapa via Alan's. Arrived at Alan's at 1055hrs and was back on the bike at 1100hrs. When over the hill we headed out on the Martinborough road and then to Greytown, Parkvale, Ponatahi and Martinborough.

Arrived in Martinborough at 1230hrs; had lunch and then back on the road and heading around the bottom of the lake at 1301hrs. At 1410hrs we were back at Brown Owl. There was no traffic around the lake and bumper to bumper heading over the hill. One fast section and one very slow.

I got home at 1440hrs having traveled 246kms.

Sunday 19th

Up SH1 to Pauatahanui for a coffee and back home.

TCWNR

18 bikes at the duck pond and 3 others on the way to Featherston.

Last week's rides

Friday into the city

Sunday over the hill to take in Gladstone, water towers loop and Martinborough

Saturday pm ride

This afternoon the weather was fine, warm and little wind. My ride was up SH2 and then up the Blue Mountain Road and on to Mayborn. From there a run back on SH2, over Haywards and a stop of coffee at Pauatahanui before taking SH1 home.

Friday pm half loop

To fill in the afternoon I took a ride up SH1 through Mana and then around the inlet and over to SH2. Up to the roundabout in Fergusson Drive and back to Mana and home.

TCWNR

This was a good ride over the hill to the Royal in Featherston. There were a few bikes with pillions.

Hutt valley and around the loop

I got home from holiday on Thursday. Since then there has been gale force winds and some rain. Today the wind was still very strong. However, early afternoon I took in a ride around the Hutt and at 2.30pm Alan joined for a ride over Haywards and back up SH1.