Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Friday, 16 September 2011

Ride planning

Friday 21 Oct
Rhondda, Lyn, Geraldine and Richard heading down during the day Friday. Email if you want to meet up for ride down, hoping to go via dams and Old Taupo Road.. Rex & Lynn bringing bikes down evening.

Saturday 22 Oct
Taupo to Napier to Taihape to Taupo, about 435 km

· 7:30 am – usual story – full gas tank and empty bladder
· 8:00 am – leave camp ground for a bit of a ride
· Off via SH5 to Napier
· Stop at Rangitaiki Pub for breakfast
· Continue meander to Napier
· Bit of a mooch around Napier
· Lunch somewhere
· Multiple photo stops during the day
· Continue to Clive and then find the Gentle Annie route
· Woo hoo – Taihape, try and stop Rhondda from throwing a gumboot
· Off to Waiouru – oh, maybe this is where we need to stop Rhondda from chasing those army dudes!
· Desert Road
Turangi
· Taupo


Sunday 23 Oct
Taupo to Turangi to National Park to Ohakune to Waiouru to Turangi, up other side of Lake to Taupo, about 276 km or 355km if we add the other side of the lake J

· 7:30 am – usual story – full gas tank and empty bladder
· 8:00 am – off we go
· Turangi for breakfast at Mustard Seed café (yes we have been there before and yes it’s great)
· Then off “round the mountain”
o Chateau
o Top of the Bruce
o Chateau (well there is only one road)
o National Park (with optional stop for coffee at café by train tracks)
o Ohakune
o Waiouru – can get Rhondda back if we failed to stop her chasing those army dudes yesterday
o Desert Road
o Turangi
o Optional depending on time of day and weather – we go round the other side of the lake back to Taupo:
Tokannu
Omori
Waihaha
?Kinloch
Taupo

Monday 24 Oct
Head Home

Sunday, 15 May 2011

LWJ 2011 Dates

Thursday 20th October 2011 - pm ride to Taupo
Friday 21st October 2011
Saturday 22nd October 2011
Sunday 23rd October 2011
Monday 24th October 2011
Tuesday 25th October 2011 - (for the uber slackers amongst us)

2011 Badges



2011 badges will be available for $10 each. Orders must be in by Friday 7th October 2011.

Please advise number of badges when ordering. Cash or internet payment details to be advised on confirmation email.

Order yours here

2011 Launched!

A delicious brunch eaten, maps perused, Google Maps accessed, wishlists compiled, circuits discussed, bike books exchanged, bike docos distributed....plans are afoot!!

Only trouble was....trying to NOT discuss other exciting bike trip prospects...too many places to go, too little time!

The loose plan is to take 3-4 days and base ourselves in Taupo doing outrides each day. This will mean no packing up and moving on - less things to cart and worry about each evening, plus nice hot pools to come home to!

There are many loops to choose from, Whangamomona, Round the mountain, Gentle Annie, Lake Waikaremoana to name a few.

Maps, km's to come of the many many options...

Post comments here of what you'd like to include, for instance: there's a bike museum at Hawera and of course Waiouru is in the vicinity.

Sunday, 13 February 2011

LWJ 2011

Who's keen for another go ;)

New babies in the stable...