serpintine whos doing it?

2roky · Post by **2roky** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:48 pm

if any1's planning to do the serpintine pls let me no as i would like to tag along as its right across the valley from where i live

callum007 · Post by **callum007** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:43 pm

call alan lowery on 0272622330 and ask him when he is going over.. i think he is going over this weekend.. or alan.lowery@clear.net.nz

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:29 pm

serpentine ?

more info please

2roky · Post by **2roky** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:31 pm

its a track in central otago. rite in the middle of it is an old stone church. i've mustered a block in there in summer and its the coldest i've ever been the miners that used to be there must have been hard if u want more info about it just ask

BrentC · Post by **BrentC** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:24 am

Above Lake Onslow last January - Brrrrrrrrr - bloody freezing - on way to failed trip to Serpintine the long way :shock:

too late in day to get through bogs

My poor clone Toy Motor next morning outside pub (great roast) we stayed in - showing the mud covering after being launched too many times into the bog

feed S45 24.426 E169 43.558 (wgs84) into Google Earth - approx position of church - easier to reach from Ranfurly end

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:24 am

We've done 3 ORE trips down there, if any one is thinking of going down and wondering what it's like, here's links to photo's

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _album.php

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _album.php

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _album.php

Post by **Mark** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:54 pm

BrentC wrote:feed S45 24.426 E169 43.558 (wgs84) into Google Earth - approx position of church - easier to reach from Ranfurly end

Nice looking church... hehehe

2roky · Post by **2roky** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:00 pm

wen i musterd n there i drove one of the two hilux's back out the onlsow way which is the worst way that i no of. we turned off about 1km or so from the onlsow to styx road the only time we had to do any towing was when my mate in the other farm truck stuffed up the creek crossing and with balled hankook mt's couldn't back out. took three days to muster the block.
1st day called off due to snow
2nd day spent 3-4hrs siting in the church waiting for the southerly to blow threw (really cold had all me winter gear on and was looking for more clothing)
3rd day finally was good enuf to muster an we were in shorts an a tshirt

this was 3weeks into the school xmas holidays

go prepared

you've been warned

Mortisha · Post by **Mortisha** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:13 pm

I think Alan Lowery's trip to the Serpentine was the Sunday just gone (8th Oct).

serpintine whos doing it?

serpintine whos doing it?

;-p