Difference between revisions of "2012-02-18 -40 175"

Latest revision as of 04:30, 6 August 2019

Location

Just off a road, in the back blocks of Palmerston North, New Zealand

Participants

Greenslime
Lil Homie

Plans

Drive there, take photos, enjoy.

Expedition

I had a feeling this might end badly as I turned off the smooth tar-seal onto a gravel road. The particle size of the gravel was huge, and my car didn't like it much at all. I persevered along the road bumpily for 6 km at 30 km per hour, enjoying the emerging view of Palmerston North and the increasing abundance of wind turbines along the farmland ridge-lines.

After reaching a sign that said Public Road, I wondered why bother announcing that as I assumed the road I was just on was also public. After 100 m I understand the potential confusion as this 'track' had the appearance of a farm road and was clearly not maintained on a regular basis.

I cut my losses early on this as I approached an obstacle early on that my delicate car wouldn't have managed. If I had been more forward thinking and prepared, I would have run the remaining 5 km to the hash, however, with just jandles, and without sunscreen, I declined to take on that challenge.

Photos

Lill homie along for the ride!
Public road - but they neglected to mention the 4WD bit

Achievements

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+* Lil Homie
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+I had a feeling this might end badly as I turned off the smooth tar-seal onto a gravel road. The particle size of the gravel was huge, and my car didn't like it much at all. I persevered along the road bumpily for 6 km at 30 km per hour, enjoying the emerging view of Palmerston North and the increasing abundance of wind turbines along the farmland ridge-lines.
+After reaching a sign that said Public Road, I wondered why bother announcing that as I assumed the road I was just on was also public. After 100 m I understand the potential confusion as this 'track' had the appearance of a farm road and was clearly not maintained on a regular basis.
+I cut my losses early on this as I approached an obstacle early on that my delicate car wouldn't have managed. If I had been more forward thinking and prepared, I would have run the remaining 5 km to the hash, however, with just jandles, and without sunscreen, I declined to take on that challenge.
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+File:2012-02-18 -40 175 Homie.jpg| Lill homie along for the ride!
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