Future Shineys Trip

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:21 pm

Am looking at organising a trip for our social club that is suitable for shineys in the Chch / Canterbury area at this time of the year.
We have done the Waipara River, both up and down stream from the main highway bridge and Rhyton Stations, clay track to the Pinnacles and a little of the Harper/Wilberforce Rivers too.

Just wondering if any of you can suggest something suitable for us please.

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:14 pm

depend how shiney? i could be keen to tag along if thats ok

4wdnuts · Post by **4wdnuts** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:30 pm

you could go up to lake sumner. easy track to the first lake then gets a bit more challenging from there, but ideal for shinys and good place to go if your never been there before.

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:45 pm

kaney wrote:depend how shiney? i could be keen to tag along if thats ok

Hi Kaney, sure you will be welcome to tag along, some are real shineys, others are club members. We try to cater for the weakest link so everyone can participate, but do suggest a minimum of AT tyres tho, along with basic recovery gear.

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:48 pm

4wdnuts wrote:you could go up to lake sumner. easy track to the first lake then gets a bit more challenging from there, but ideal for shinys and good place to go if your never been there before.

Good suggestion there 4wdnuts, I haddn't thought of that, been there and it is a great drive indeed.

Unfortunatley i am outa action for 5 weeks. My arm is in plaster with a broken bone in my wrist.
So this time will be good to sort out some trips for the social club.

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:12 am

yea thats cool. i would be keen, give me a message when you are intending on goin somewhere

as for tire and gear, i have m/t and basic recovery gear- snatch straps, spade, shackles ect :lol:

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:43 am

The Kowhai River (just south of Amberley... runs from the sea, inland) is a good trip... lots of water crossings but all shallow, some soft stuff... and you can drive right out onto the beach and have a picnic if its a nice day (or plenty of nice spots in the river bed itself for a cuppa and cucumber sammies).

Or the Waipara river mouth... few muddy bits - few wet bits - few fun bits... then you can drive north along the beach to the rocks and thats a great place for a picnic.

Whatever you do, just stay in the river, and below the high tide mark when on the beach...

Steve

Leithfield · Post by **Leithfield** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:02 am

SupraLux wrote:Or the Waipara river mouth... few muddy bits - few wet bits - few fun bits... then you can drive north along the beach to the rocks and thats a great place for a picnic.

Update:
North Pegasus Bay is no longer easily accessible via the beach (heavy flow of Waipara has opened a channel to the sea); even at half tide the sea washes over and the terrain underneath is treacherous. Also, the alternative route via lagoon now requires deep wading (read snorkel), as the bottom has been further eroded.

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:05 am

Oh crap! there goes one more good spot closed till summer... And I can't even wave a big stick at DOC for it :roll:

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:33 pm

kaney wrote:yea thats cool. i would be keen, give me a message when you are intending on goin somewhere as for tire and gear, i have m/t and basic recovery gear- snatch straps, spade, shackles ect

Will post details on here when details are decided and if anyone else is interested, they might loke to tag along too.

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:46 pm

Supralux, thanks for the Kowhai suggestion, it too is a nice little trip, lotsa water in it too I see. Have had a play in it when I first got my Terrano.
Just how far up-stream can you go?

Have done the Waipara mouth on a previous trip, it was then that I realised Terrano's can swim. Water was 2" above the window sills and filling the floor quickly, about 6" on it.
It all started when I nosed into a long hole, slipped a little and couldnt reverse out. I knew the bottom was firm and sloping up to the exit, so in I went.
Couldnt understand why no-one else followed me, opting instead for an alternate route.
Only dammage was a tide mark in my headlights, wet lunch n carpets. Headlights now have breathers.

Random Spur Rd is one trip we will be doing when the weather dries the ground out.

4wdnuts · Post by **4wdnuts** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:54 pm

kowhai river you can go up to marshmans rd. you can go further than that but the farmers up there can get a bit grumpy, and yes i do know they cant do jack about it really but i know these people and they will chase you if they think your up to no good! as for north pegasus bay, how long ago did you go thru leithfield? i went through about a week after the last rainy patch and water was just below headlight level on my hilux. has it got deeper since then?

also have you thought about doing cramptons bush road? it goes from the back of amberly up mt grey into the ashley forest. theres a lake up there where you can go walk abouts and carry on around to the picnic area. send me a pm if you want to know more as i have access to all the forest up there and can arrange for the gates to be open if they are shut for some reason.

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:27 pm

4wdnuts wrote:kowhai river you can go up to marshmans rd.

also have you thought about doing cramptons bush road? it goes from the back of amberly up mt grey into the ashley forest. theres a lake up there where you can go walk abouts and carry on around to the picnic area. send me a pm if you want to know more as i have access to all the forest up there and can arrange for the gates to be open if they are shut for some reason.

Thanks heaps for the Ashley Forest info, that sounds like a goer indeed. I will be in touch.
Kowhai, i have only ventured up as far as Sefton rd, so will have another look further up to Marshmans rd.

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:30 pm

Just a note to all who have passed suggestions to me here, it is greatly appreciated indeed. Many thanks.