Sunday Ride

Alan had a ride planned to Martinborough for Sunday.   I joined him at his place around 10:30am and we headed straight to Martinborough.  We stopped for lunch at at cafe on the road into the square and then headed to Greytown, Carterton, back roads to Martinborough and then back over the hill.  At Mayborn we took the back roads to the Short Straw Cafe in Whitemans valley, for another coffee and then home.

The weather was mixed - rain on the hill, some spits in the rapa and it got cold.  It was warmer in the valley and at home.

Arrived home at 4.30pm.   252Kms.

TCWNR 20 Feb

There were 27 bikes at the Duck Pond.  I left early and a few minutes behind Guy to go as far as Kaitoke.   We watched as they went past in 3 groups and then headed home.

Ashhurst

 Friday I visited WMC to see what was new.

Today was a Ulysses long ride, or it was meant to be, but not so long for me.

Left home: 0905hrs
Arrived Brown Owl  0935
Headed over hill  1014
Paihatua for fuel 1152
On road 1205  - a long stop
Stopped at Windfarm  1226   S40 18.061 E175 49.316
Lunch in Ashhurst 1247 to 1406 - to long
Headed home via the gorge and Mangamarie.
Arrived home 1648hrs




This could have been a better ride with less time stopped.  Lunch took so much time I didn't have time to fit in Vinegar hill and the long ride back,


388Kms  Ave Speed 49km/hr.

Waitangi Day Ride

Being a Wednesday I make an early afternoon start to meet up at the Duck Pond.  My ride was up SH1 to Mana and then across and up Haywards.   To fill in time I road around the Hutt hills and then up to Silverstream.  At 6.15pm I arrived at the Duck Pond to meet the group.  At 6.40pm we left and while they headed over the hill I turned off at Haywards and took to SH1 route to home.

Thursday Night Ride

I missed the ride last night and there was a large turnout.  So I went to meeting of the Thursday night riders.   They went over the hill and I then went home.  There were some very nice bikes there.

Ngawhi

The weather today was almost perfect for a decent ride - only problem was that it got too hot.   I left home at 10.28 and dropped by to meet up with Alan.   We had a fuel stop at Featherston for the HD and then went straight to Ngawhi.   A stop for food and a look around and then we headed to Martinborough.  This was a coffee stop and chat to an English rider who had just purchased a new 675 Daytona.  

From there it was home and I finished the ride at 4.00pm.  276kms.

TCWNR

18 bikes at the meeting point.  At 6.45pm they headed off to Featherston.  I was last to leave and stayed in that position all the way.  It was a semi sedate group ride with no heroics.  At Featherston I turned around and came straight back, arriving at home at around 8.10pm.

Anniversary Day loop

Today is Wellington Anniversary Day.  We were in cloud all morning and it was a toss up to ride or not.   However, once I got to Petone the sky changed from cloud to blue.   I then decided to just ride the Haywards loop and return home via SH1.  In addition I rode around the inlet and back.

A short but enjoyable ride.