Saturday 19th August

A small posse of The Cook, Dozer (recvovering from a cold) Phaytboy (recovering from appendics removal) and I headed up Rapaki at a steady pace. Passing a few and dodging the walkers.  Looked to do Montgomery but that was closed so continued on up.  Phatboy and I not pushing too hard so the others did not drop off too much.  Short rest at the top before I led off over Mt Vernon.  Good run here and we had to regroup at the Traverse track as The Cook dropped ofgf a bit over here.  Once again I led off for a good run around the Traverse, only thing of high interest was a bunch of young runners sitting on the cattlestop near the last section.  Nearly bowled them off with my handlebars.  Waited and regrouped before doing the pines and then into Burnt out Thompsons.  Up the road to the start of Marleys where we waited and regrouped again.  Phatboy chased me down the Nun.  I had one of my better runs for a while down here.  Felt good.  Another regroup before a causual climb back to the top of Vic Park.  Down the Rock Garden and the Gums before regroup at the skidder site.  Down Shazzas and then we checked out some new track.  Not too bad but I did get off and one stop.  Slid down another.  The this throws you out onto the normal track (bridges) and down we went.  The bottom of the track was completely fecked and muddy.  Down the Bowenvale acees track and out to Fava for drinks and nibbles before heading home.

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Sunday 13th August.

2 sepparate rides today.

I headed out by myself as I only had time for a short ride.  I headed around through Hansens Park and then grunted up Huntsbury.  I then turned lefty over Mt Vernon having a nice run down here.  Once again the weather was just spot on.  Went down the track beside Rapaki until it got too muddy .  Onto Rapaki and then up for the Montgomery Loop.  Pretty greasy in spots but nice ride.  At the point where you start heading up again towards Rapki they have a closure in place.  You have to grunt across this mushy paddock, through a gate and up a steepish soft and muddy track, over a fence right near the twigg at the top before heading down a farmtrack back to Rapaki.  Had a sweet blast down the track and back to home.

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meanwhile, Tinkerbell, Bugs, Dozer and The Cook (the last 2 feeling a little under the weather) headed up Mt Pleasant, down Greenwood, before heading along the road towards Godley until the farmtrack that goes back to the track.  They then headed back to Evans Pass before heading down Ct Thomas, Sumner and then home.  Tracks were in not bad condition it seems.

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Saturday 12th August

Time to ride to Southshore to plant some trees.  I went outside and met up with JENNA and and Tinkerbell.  Yes JENNA was there although Tinkerbell may not of been aware of this.  We headed down Richardson Tce and then onto Radley Street where Tinkerbell was made aware that JENNA was with us.  Down Radley through Bromely Cemetry around the corner and and through Ruru Lawn Cemetry onto Maces rd then onto Ruru Road to the corner of Dyers where we met up with Dozer who noticed that JENNA was with us.  Down past the ponds and onto the track along the river.  We followed this all the way to Burwood Bridge before crossing and returning on the other side.  Followed the river through Brighton and then finally came out on Rockinghorse Rd and to the planting.  This was wonderful.  The weather was balmy and we rode in tee shirts.  Planted and then headed back along the way we came but only as far as Bridge St where we hung a left and got back onto Dyers through the ponds following our original outwards journey back to mine.  Lovely ride at a steady pace.

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