Saturday 17th October.

Wainuiomata & Miramar.

We drove out and over to Wainuiomata today to meet up with a friend of MacGyver who was gonna show us around.  Unloaded at the carpark and did a loop of the small pump track while waiting.  We then headed up a nice climbing track called Jungle Gym.  Easy climb through some lovely bush.  This led onto Labyrinth which climbed  up and around the hill and spit us out at the top of Spoonhill.  We then took a left into 491 which was so much fun.  i followed Dozer down here at pace.  Shit eating grin all the way.  This hooked up with Spoonhill track lower down before we turned into Nga Tuna (Then I think we went) onto Wetland Loop and then Snail Trail as a climb back to Labyrinth and a full run of Spoonhill.  From here we climbed some more and ended coming down Beeline if I have got it all right.  Great mornings ride.  We departed driving to the top of Wainuiomata hill.  At the top everyone unloaded except phatboy and I.  They did the cycle trail along the road down the hill.  We met them at the bottom hearing stories of how good it was.  Phatboy managed to take a wrong turn and we followed so we ended back up the top of the hill.  Dozer and Sandels kindly drove down so Phatboy and i joined the others for a run down the hill again.  Fantastic blast down with only MacGyver having a crash as he sideswiped a tree and of the edge. Nothing broken but pride.  Continued to the bottom.  A happy bunch of riders headed back to town for lunch.

After a break we drove to Mirimar for a fun blast on a small reserve.  Up the hill we climbed on another good up hill track. A bit of a play at the top before coming down Jailbreak.  A fast track with big sweeping berms that just made you want to go faster.  Everyone was loving it.  Up we went for another go.  Somehow we lost macgyver.  At the top we were ringing him and he showed up having done n extra loop.  Down jailbreak we went again with the same hoots and laughter of the first run.  At the bottom a few of us said we were happy while the rest went up for a run down solitary.  Obviously not as much fun as Jailbreak by all reports.  We regrouped waiting for the Cook who had gone for a walk before heading back into town for showers, drinks, then Dinner.  A hooty day.