Sunday 23rd August

It was a frosty start to the day but by 9am the sun was already warming us up. Phatboy, Dozer, Silverfox and Tinkerbell met up on the Ferrymead bridge. Started the slog up Mt Pleasant to the bottom of John Britten track. By this stage the weather was warming up nicely with no breeze. A steady pace up John Britten track with Phatboy taking the lead. From the Summit Rd we dropped down to the start of Greenwood track. Tinks took the lead round to the ruins. Tracks were fairly dry, with the odd greasy patch. Phatboy lead off into the next section of Greenwood with a good run down the hill. Steady through Gloomy Gultch as its always a bit slippery through there and saw some other bikers having a rest. The rest of Greenwood flowed fine with the odd slick spot to negotiate - all of us having a good run. We set off to the start of the Goddley Head track when we saw the Westpac Chopper coming in & concerntrating around Gloomy Gultch - the bikers resting must have had an injured biker. We set off around Goddley Head track with most of us a bit rusty getting over the tricky rocky areas. A quick regroup above the Anoconda, then we headed down the snake into Taylors. We refrained from checking out some Holdens on display in the Taylors carpark & instead started the climb over to Sumner. Stop off at Dot Com for refreshments, then back on the bikes for the road ride back to Ferrymead. A good ride had by all on a glorious Sunday! Long may the fine weather last.