ORE Sth Isl 4days West coast easter 2008

[Baldrick]

Sorry Guys....work re-scheduled....now at the coal face for the whole weekend . Ah well... at least the pays a bit better for the pubic holidays.

Have fun all

[hosehustler]

Sorry Guys....work re-scheduled....now at the coal face for the whole weekend . Ah well... at least the pays a bit better for the pubic holidays.

Have fun all

If we see you out and about on Thurs we'll stop.

[Leithfield]

Sorry to hear you cant make it Baldrick - hope work is quiet and you find time to enjoy a cold one at days end.
Regards to family.

Kev

[nuts]

Sorry Guys....work re-scheduled....now at the coal face for the whole weekend . Ah well... at least the pays a bit better for the pubic holidays.

Have fun all

soz ya not coming baldrick any time ya wana pop over ya more than welcome to

see the rest of u thant r still coming on thursday

[Baldrick]

Thanks guys....hope you all keep the shiney(er) side up and the oily side down for the trip and have a ball with minimal damage.

Please....encourage the TREAD LIGHTLY philosophy over here.... I know I harp/bitch on about it...but... landowners...like the new(ish) one at the top of Napoleans Hill ... are getting a little pissed at the 4WD cowboys who are ripping/pulling gates/fences over when a simple (and dare I say it...simple) courtesy call would be enough to allow safe passage. (Before I get flamed...I'm not pointing the finger/insinuating/accusing anyone from this group as being involved/responsible)

Same goes for our favorite pet peeve...stay outta the "hole" below Merrijigs Hotel on the Big River Track. Certain "antics" from last years trip certainly did nothing to enhance 4WDer's image....let along that of the ORE Group as a whole... with a large numbe of Reefton Area 4wders, let alone DOC...(and I have to say...my wife and I were also rather dissappointed with the actions of a few)

Anyway....have a good, safe weekend. Things have been a little drier over here lately, so the standard West Coast mud is missing, but no the weather or hospitality. ENJOY ! !

[Jerry]

Don't forget a trip report for the newsletter otherwise you might get uncle Bob (moriarty) chasing you, this can be the first person to get stuck/break down/do something really dumb

Or you could just make Mark do it

[Leithfield]

Same goes for our favorite pet peeve...[color=#FF0000]stay outta the "hole" below Merrijigs Hotel on the Big River Track. Certain "antics" from last years trip certainly did nothing to enhance 4WDer's image....let along that of the ORE Group as a whole... with a large numbe of Reefton Area 4wders, let alone DOC...(and I have to say...my wife and I were also rather dissappointed with the actions of a few)

Would you mind flicking Tim and I a PM regarding this Baldrick - neither he or I were on the Big River trip last year and it would be useful to get a local perspective.

Cheers,
Kev

[Leithfield]

Just a friendly reminder to one and all - whether travelling near or far to the Coast for Easter, please remember that your on-road conduct also impacts upon how the public perceive the 4wd community. Respect the road rules, be particularly courteous to other road users, and have a safe trip.

Kev.

[hillfilly]

Arrange Sat and Sun off work
Truck springs an oil leak
Think I've done the back gearbox seal

Never mind I can trade the use of the spare room for a seat in the truck
Find out this morn they not coming over
I needed to get the rims out of that room anyway

Looks like the only 4wheels I may be turning this weekend will be on the lawnmower
unless somone has room for a passenger..........
nuts knows how to get hold of me if a seat is spare

Have a good one

[IcedJohnno]

Arrange Sat and Sun off work
Truck springs an oil leak
Think I've done the back gearbox seal

Never mind I can trade the use of the spare room for a seat in the truck
Find out this morn they not coming over
I needed to get the rims out of that room anyway

Looks like the only 4wheels I may be turning this weekend will be on the lawnmower
unless somone has room for a passenger..........


Have a good one

I am a passenger too this trip, for much the same reason.Oh and am also finacally crippled due to the house I just bought.

However I am sure that someone will have a spare seat. Turn up at the campsite or something

[nuts]

dam i just blew the ball seals so now ive got a a complete front seal kit to do b4 tomorrow oh well lets hope i can get it sdorted by the mornin lol

[Mark]

Well I'm in the right Island now

I came across on the 3am ferry this morning and now I'm waiting around in Picton until a mate arrives on the 4pm ferry . Oh well, it's worth it... the weather is awesome and I get a chance to lay around in the sun and do nothing for the day!

Now to figure out how to get to Westport

[rokhound]

Now to figure out how to get to Westport

It's just down the road a bit, and hang a right

[Jerry]

Put down your Banjo Mark that might help you read the map better

[Moriarty]

Tim is excused doing the trip report, because he has to write the pres report anyway.

If we was coming it wouldnt be a prob.

Ohhhh Mike is also excused.

BUT!! I had better get one or we will visit again......... with a thirst next time. OHHH If Jerry goes, HE is also excused, i want somebody who hasnt YET done one. and advice for that lucky volunteer. take fotos, STEAL fotos. PM ME if you need help and advice on stealing.......

If nobody volunteers, you WONT get a newsletter........... or your name in lights...... or a free beer voucher.........


Bob.E

[Mark]

What an awesome day. Haha all you suckers that didn't come!!!

Anyway, here is a map of where we went today:

[nuts]

well another succesfull weekend with all types of terrain for all to enjoy

this is my thanks to all who came and those who helped organise this easter trip

so thanks heaps to flag,,,,,who always is a wealth of knowladge and experiance ,,,,,,, karen,,,, who owns the house where i live for all her time and understanding with me burning the candles at both ends for days and the puting on the bbq satuday night,,,,,tim,,,,,,, who helped me with the trips witch were ,,,,,,, fridays mount frederick,,,, saturdays tailings,,,,, sudays bennets farm ,,, and boonie for the use of some great mud holes and tracks on his farm my personal favourite moment for the weekend was the smiles on all the dials that will be heading home with great trip memories
oh and its gr8 to finaly put some faces to names again


pictures and video to come

[PR]

What a wicked weekend thanks to Nuts and Tim for making it happen I almost rolled 4 times but totaly loved every minute, bent the B pillar, riped off the inner guard protection on the front both sides, filled the raditor full of mud then went to nuts house pulled it out and cleaned it, snaped a 1inch thick steel stub axle for my rear wheel holder, riped my monsoon off and bent the left rear wheel arch but what a wicked weekend Oh and when Mike gets the photo album running (he said this week) I will upload some of the 600 photos I took. Oh and count me in for next easter It was the best 4x4ing I have ever done. It was also good to meet Mark even thow we lost count of how many times he got stuck on day 2 up tailings he kept blaming the tyres and he didnt get stuck today up Neopolians Hill and the caves

[Mark]

he kept blaming the tyres

Why you little....

Awesome, awesome weekend. What a magnificent place for 4wding the West Coast is. Something different each and every day. Thanks heaps to Nuts, Tim and Flag for organising/running the trips. It was great to meet you all (some for a second time) and have such a great weekend away.

I am now parked up in Picton waiting for the 3am ferry . Oh well, at least I can go to sleep in the back of the truck till then. Will write more later.

[mike]

rolled into westport late friday night, had a beer with everyone before crashing then went on a wicked track somewhere in the wop wops with everyone. Put some new faces to names. (Aaron what was your username again?) Some great 4wding and the surf made it back to chch with only minor damage. Seizing front left driveshaft through stub, shortened the front right flare by 20mm (I wasn't driving ) rear right flare came loose so i removed it, maybe slightly bent steering but I need to check it as it looks very minor if it is.

Thanks to Tim and nuts for a wicked weekend. Was good to catch up with everyone again, mark, kev'n'family , paul, tim'n'family, rob, the two johns and great to finally meet nuts, aaron and a very experienced flag (one of those guys you can learn a lot from by just being around watching listening and asking).

Sorry I wasn't always around, was combining two holidays in one

Mike

[nuts]

this is most probably the wrong place to put this but one of you left a clapsable seat here on saturday night
so pm me with ya details and i will get it bak to you

[mattscruiser]

again a thanks to nuts flag and tim it was fun with out these guys we would not have been able to get into the awsome places we got in to
In regards to marks truck as i was tail end charlie i saw alot of mark and i didnt think that he got really stuck considering that its a stock standard truck.i was totally impressed with the zuk 31'' muds and he took on everything coorect me if im wrong but i heard that the zuk was the first one to do the down hill slide un assisted that takes guts......... considering some highly modifieds wer assisted to the bottom ..... I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SO KEEN MY SELF IF I HAD KNOWN I HAD NO REAR BRAKES IT WAS BEST THAT I DIDNT KNOW ALL ROUND FUN FUN FUN .

[mike]

Just a piece of useless info for those that are interested.

Drove 1153.6kms from start to finish for this weekend. Awesome. (most of it onroad of course)

Mike

[IcedJohnno]

Just wanted to say a big thanks to all who played.
You made it a damned good time including the familys and kids with water pistols
Tis great to see the special bonds that we create through holidaying as a family with an all family involvement hobby.

Special thanks to another ORE Good Bastard, Shane whose suggestion of passengering allowed me to partake
Grovel Grovel mumble mumble His Safi impressed me, mumble mumble

Awesome to meet those I had not met, as well as those I had been on trips with before.
Huge thanks to Nuts and Tim for their efforts
RESPECT to Flag for his unassuming knowledge.

Was great to be driven around, I could even snooze on occasions
when not egging on others, complaining or winch bitching Cheers Shane
Thanks
Johnno

[QUADRACER]

as all have said a BIG THANKSto Nuts, also Tim and Flag, it`s hard to keep a bunch of 4wders happy, let alone keep smiles
on every bodys faces all day long.
had the best fun every , most of it driving, but a lot just watching,one thing about the Coast theres always a challenge.
will be getting ready for the next trip over, all who did not make it, your missing something special.

[Beer_Cruiser]

PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WERE ARE ALL THE F@#kEN PHOTOS???!!!!!!!!

[hosehustler]

Great weekend, hope you all enjoyed, a weekend like that isn't easy to put together, once again many thanks to nuts.
Went for a drive on Monday with flag and nuts to check out some local knowledge on an area we will return to, would be easy to fill 2-4 days without travelleing more than 15k's from a local campsite.
Pity I didn't have my own vehicle ready so cheers Dad for getting amidst it in the lux.....oh and thanks for letting me drive the hard bits
Will be pics going up here at some stage, I would like to point out very clearly that many of those photo's are on private property and all times this weeked; the "tread lightly" philosophy was well and truely adherred to while on public tracks.
So please no assumptions, accusations or finger pointing

[PR]

Heres a taste of whats to come when the photo album is up and running
A small hill climb

Safari waving

West Coast bath

The down hill

The stream after the caves

The caves

[Jerry]

amazing

Count me in for next years trip
(should have the snorkel, front locker, winch and all those other little jobs done by then)

[Sadam_Husain]

Shit that downhill looks pretty steep and slippery, did everyone get down it?

Heres a taste of whats to come when the photo album is up and running

The down hill