Canterbury river trip - Ashley with pics

[wjw]

Wife wants me outta the house. Anyone want to go for a river drive?

Ashley, waipara, okuku?

[yeti]

was about to post a thread bill....yep keen ..

[wjw]

Waipara? Meet 10am at shell in amberley? Will have all the kids

[yeti]

ashley 4wd tracks mud............

[damon]

Wife wants me outta the house. Anyone want to go for a river drive?

Ashley, waipara, okuku?

yea and dont come home too early you mite not like wat you find sorry couldnt resist

[muddy]

Watch out for rapidly rising rivers if this weather system gets that far south. Worst of it should be well north of Canterbury but there may be quite of lot of rain in the upper catchment areas....

[wjw]

Watch out for rapidly rising rivers if this weather system gets that far south. Worst of it should be well north of Canterbury but there may be quite of lot of rain in the upper catchment areas....

Yea, the flow looks ok now, will be checking in the morning

[IcedJohnno]

Hadn't thought of heading top this one had you Bill?
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... 22#p323622

[wjw]

I looked at the methven lions trip but that's too much money and that one starts in oaro which is a bit too far

Do you want to come tomorrow? I'll have space.

[yeti]

yeah johnno,,,bring ya shovel mate..........

[IcedJohnno]

I looked at the methven lions trip but that's too much money and that one starts in oaro which is a bit too far

Do you want to come tomorrow? I'll have space.

Sounds great Bill. What time at yours? 9?
Oh and I can bring your never-seize back too.


Shovel?? What are they. I just watch from the passengers seat whilst the driver does all the work......

[wjw]

Hey guys due to river flows we're heading to the ashley as I know it better. 10am at rangiora box track

[yeti]

cheers bill, johnno...was fun way to spend a wet cold day..



more pics to come

[wjw]

Yea thanks guys was good fun, I think I've pulled a muscle in my shoulder though, with all that axe swinging

Ashley flow rate and height are crazy numbers now.....glad we flagged driving up the river bed.

[yeti]

yeah it was running higher as i came back over the bridge......you get a pic of the remains of that lux out there....

[petefj40]

I'm guessing I missed this one.

[yeti]

a/t hard at work.....





over grown in there........good work with the axe bill







was getting a bit deep ......

[red-devil]

bill did you have both lockers in, to climb that hill but you were wishin you had ur muddies on there

[wjw]

bill did you have both lockers in, to climb that hill but you were wishin you had ur muddies on there

Yea I think the simex's would have made it a little easier on the truck ... right foot got a workout

The A/T's didn't take long to turn into slicks...

[wjw]

This is why we stayed in the bush....