Saturday 10th May

Not a big group out today with many away, moving, cutting trees etc so Silverfox and I went out together.  We rode out and around the Woolston Cut and along the towpath behind ferrymead.  We then went up St Andrews, marama Cr, Can Hill Cres and up through the park back onto major Hornbrook.  kept a steady pace all the way.  Up through all the little side streets and onto Upper Major Hornbrook before starting up the Single Track through John Brittain.  A few muddy patches but not as bad as last time I rode it with a river flowing down.  We wanted to be home a tad early so we then went into Greenwood by the original entrance.  This had a few big mussy bits to start then dried out quite nicely.  Into the main part of greenwood.  The top section not too bad although one nasty rut just below the rocky section and some real wet before you get to gloomy gully.  Then it was sweet until the section just after the last cattlestop where the big hump is.  Slush slush slush.  Good run down to the 2 rocks but did not clear the 2nd cos of the big wet at the top.  Stopped at the road and chatted to a few riders before heading down Ct Thomas.  This had a few wet spots along the way but I have seen and ridden it when it was worse.  Cos of conditions did not clean the bottom 2 rocks but loved the rest.  Stopped for coffee and tea  at Dot Com before pounding it back home by 12.30.  Good ride and good company