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Henry Dorset Case
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 Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 1:15pm Post subject: I Love Central Otago Mtb-ing.... |
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Had a weekend in Naseby, Alex and points south.
Fabboo !!!
go there if you havent.
Also recommending Moeraki (Fleurs place, best fish dinner I have had in years) and I want to go live in St Bathans.
great road trip back thru Danseys Pass too.
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phunk
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 one of the best places to go mtbking in NZ
Danseys pass is very cool too 
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psychavoc
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 2:27pm Post subject: |
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Naseby rawwwks totally maan! 
Wanna go back again. Wanna go back again. Haven't been for a month. Wanna go back again.
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Lamedoggo
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 2:37pm Post subject: |
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Things get better the further south you go!
[excluding Ohai though.]
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Henry Dorset Case
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 2:41pm Post subject: |
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maybe a mobbing sort of March -ish?
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psychavoc
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 2:54pm Post subject: |
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Maybe 16th April-ish for the Naseby 12 hour challenge? 
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Dougal
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Fleurs restaurant at Moeraki was the worst service I have ever experienced (at a restaurant).
The waitresses had PDA's, so you'd think they could get an order right? Wrong.
They missed half the order, got the other half wrong and walked around for 10 minutes looking for the right table. By the time it got there the hot drinks were cold.
The tea was bought out with an empty milk jug (which was never filled with milk). The softdrinks only appeared on the third ask (apparently they were backed up making coffee, maybe only one person there could open the fridge). 
And no the place wasn't overrun, it wasn't even busy. !!!
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Henry Dorset Case
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 4:24pm Post subject: |
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| Dougal wrote: | Fleurs restaurant at Moeraki was the worst service I have ever experienced (at a restaurant).
The waitresses had PDA's, so you'd think they could get an order right? Wrong.
They missed half the order, got the other half wrong and walked around for 10 minutes looking for the right table. By the time it got there the hot drinks were cold.
The tea was bought out with an empty milk jug (which was never filled with milk). The softdrinks only appeared on the third ask (apparently they were backed up making coffee, maybe only one person there could open the fridge).
And no the place wasn't overrun, it wasn't even busy. !!! |
interesting. We had completely the opposite experience: waitress had great personality, PDA's worked flawlessly, service was great, food was excellent, and everything reasonably priced. So good that Nicki tipped the waitress in fact.
I left her a tip as well, but since I have leprosy, its just not the same.
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jeremyb
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 4:27pm Post subject: |
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ARRRRGHHHH I SO NEED A 'DAH DUM CHAH' DRUM AND CYMBAL ANIMATION!!
This will have to do:
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Dougal
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 4:28pm Post subject: |
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| Henry Dorset Case wrote: | | Dougal wrote: | Fleurs restaurant at Moeraki was the worst service I have ever experienced (at a restaurant).
The waitresses had PDA's, so you'd think they could get an order right? Wrong.
They missed half the order, got the other half wrong and walked around for 10 minutes looking for the right table. By the time it got there the hot drinks were cold.
The tea was bought out with an empty milk jug (which was never filled with milk). The softdrinks only appeared on the third ask (apparently they were backed up making coffee, maybe only one person there could open the fridge).
And no the place wasn't overrun, it wasn't even busy. !!! |
interesting. We had completely the opposite experience: waitress had great personality, PDA's worked flawlessly, service was great, food was excellent, and everything reasonably priced. So good that Nicki tipped the waitress in fact.
I left her a tip as well, but since I have leprosy, its just not the same. |
Hmmm. Maybe we turned up after a weed session? (theirs, not ours). 
But yes I haven't found anywhere with better riding than Central.
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way_downsouth
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 5:31pm Post subject: |
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| psychavoc wrote: | | Maybe 16th April-ish for the Naseby 12 hour challenge? |
I heard a rumour (from a reasonably reliable source) that it has been moved to the 9th of April after a change in the Hamner race... anyone know.
Back to the point... I am gonna miss riding at Naseby, it was so much fun and has so many memories and I will be back for the 12 hour!
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psychavoc
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| way_downsouth wrote: | | psychavoc wrote: | | Maybe 16th April-ish for the Naseby 12 hour challenge? |
I heard a rumour (from a reasonably reliable source) that it has been moved to the 9th of April after a change in the Hamner race... anyone know.
Back to the point... I am gonna miss riding at Naseby, it was so much fun and has so many memories and I will be back for the 12 hour! |
I heard a similar rumour (from a v. reliable source too). But there's nothing on the interwebby about it except the old date. So I stuck with dat for discussions-sake 
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mtbrat
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 7:00pm Post subject: |
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Mobbing in Naseby over Easter would be good
Easter from memory is 25 - 28 March
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mundi
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 7:42pm Post subject: |
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again. i heard the same rumour, well it was from the same source as waydownsouth so there ya go!
As for riding at naseby, well the only thing that can beat it is nude riding at naseby!!
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Dougal
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| Posted: Mon 31/Jan/05 8:42pm Post subject: |
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Nooooo, any date but the 9th. 
I have a wedding in Qtown that night (not mine), but clashing with a massive Naseby event would take the shine off.
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