29th May 2012

A cold night as it got dark but the plan was to ride and ride we did.  Silverfox and the Cook arrived so we loaded up and headed over to Taylors for the hook up.  Waiting was Texas, Bugs and Dozer.  We then heard Phatboy and Tinkerbell coming down the hill.  On the bikes and we headed up the road to the top before hanging a left onto Godley Rd.  New territory for us all which was novel.  A slightly steeper strectch than I thought it would be but all good.  Then at the road end we discovered a 6 foot high fence and gate.  mmmmmm We climbed it and got the bikes over too.  Rode up the shingle for a bit before discovering we had another gate but this time I used my key on it.  Haha good thinking.  Up the shingle track again over a few small gates until reaching the road.  Beautiful night and looked good everywhere I could see.  We decided to turn right and after riding 100m maybe a bit more we found the gate I was looking for on the left.  Turns out texas and Bugs had used this gate before.  We headed up the farm track as it slowly became single track reaching the Godley head bike track at the rocky entrance to the cattlestop.  All down hill towards Livingstone Col.  Sweet run through slightly overgrown track.  So good. I did not see it but all talked about Dozer riding off the boardwalk somehow.  His words were "I only rode off it a bit". We regrouped before riding up and over to Breeze Col.  Nearly all of us rode "PFMTBC Rock."  Then it was down the Snake at rocket speeds, jumps and joy, tears from the wind and all the good things that go with it.  Slightly damp and greasy in spots to keep all honest then regrouped at the tail just in time to watch The Cook have a small slide before all of us heading down and out to the cars.  5 ofd us then drove to Cashmere to help a Damsel in distress.  Had beer and savouries and moved two couches before going home.  Enjoyed the new route up the hill.