dented wrote: Great report Lisa. Thanks

Sweet, you were looking good through the boars nest!! Made me want to be racing instead of marshalling!

Great work and I am sure the speed to work your way up the pack will come along if you keep putting in the effort like you have been!

WOOT Lisa!!! Awesome result chick - bring on the NI Cup!!!

Well done, Lisa! Great ride.

Well done Lisa!

XCguy wrote:

inzane wrote: Sweet, you were looking good through the boars nest!! Made me want to be racing instead of marshalling!

...and exactly the sort of trail I used to wish they would run mountain bike races on because it is a course where the people with real skills do well rather than those who are fit but have no real riding skills!!

So I guess that means you'll be racing next year Zane

Stranger things have been known to happen Heck I may even need to resurrect the old Avanti competitor for it!!

I feel like I just got home, and it's time to head off again! Time sure flies when you have so little to do. A few weeks ago I was wondering how on earth I would fill in my days, and now I wonder how I'll ever fit in a job!

I've just finished packing the car (waiting for the last minute forgotten item to jump in to my mind) and am not far off heading north. We have a big road trip family for this one. Seven people! I've got KC and Connor in my car, Gav and Ricky are heading up in the Subie after work, as are Scotty and Celia in the Caldina. 7 people, 3 cars, 13 bikes (and spare wheels).

I had a bit of a moment yesterday when I took my new laptop in for a check up after it had been acting up and was told I'm going to be without it for at least 5 days (ie, the entire trip!). So I'll keep things as updated as possible and I'm sure before long I'm going to know every internet cafe in Opotiki (if any!), Whakatane and Rotorua because I think we all know I need my fix...

I feel well recovered from last weekend's race and am ready to start settling back in to race mode. KC, Connor and I are going to take the drive at leisure making stops for outlet shopping, swims etc when ever we want. We're only headed as far as Gav's parents place out of Turangi today to split the trip up for those leaving later on. Then in the morning we'll roll on through to Opotiki, set up camp and go have a look at the course (if they've finally decided on what it actually is - it keeps changing!).

Little Tempo keeps getting bigger and bigger and she's as cute as ever but thankfully has learned to keep her claws in a bit more these days (that's not to say she still doesn't jump from the bed on to my leg/back/side and latch on like it doesn't cause me great pain - little menace!). Sara is getting used to her and they're quite civil to each other, particularly if I rub the dog's belly while giving the kitty a cuddle - I can feel the love Mum and dad will be on pet duty while I'm gone.

Well, I'd better go feed the hungry monster (er, my tum, not the animals) then get on the road. I'll keep you updated as I can but in the meantime, rest assured I will be doing everything I can to have a great race on Sunday.

Have a good trip Lisa! Oh wait. Guess I'll be there ..

W00t! Have a great trip all of you

wgtngrl wrote:I had a bit of a moment yesterday when I took my new laptop in for a check up after it had been acting up and was told I'm going to be without it for at least 5 days (ie, the entire trip!).

Did we break it?

Have a great time up there! And good luck

roboscatter wrote:

wgtngrl wrote:I had a bit of a moment yesterday when I took my new laptop in for a check up after it had been acting up and was told I'm going to be without it for at least 5 days (ie, the entire trip!).

Did we break it?

Have a great time up there! And good luck

Na - it's a faulty machine, that's why I'd been having problems. Then it really spat the dummy the other night. Fortunately it did all it's little fits while the guy was looking at it.

Right, I really better get a move on!

We had a very leisurely drive up to Turangi yesterday checking out the outlet shops in Otaki, then stopping for a nice picnic at the huge adventure playground in Levin, and another snack stop at Taihape (can't not stop at Cafe Exchange!) before getting to the house just in time for McLeod's Daughters

After a good night's sleep we've made our way to Rotorua on the way to Opotiki stopping off so I could download my programme since it was all on my lappy, and for Scotty and Celia to buy things they'd forgotten... my forgotten item was my muds, but I remembered about 2 minutes from home so rushed back to grab them.

It's nice and warm up here, as expected. All very dry and I'm looking forward to seeing this course - somewhere I've never ever ridden!

So far so good, plenty of laughs, and I brought along all my 'instruments of torture' (the roller, the rolling pin and my new 'stick' that Gav got for me) so everyone had a go with those last night - so much fun

Just gotta go pick up some batteries for the walkie talkies since we're driving in convoy now.

Better go...

wgtngrl wrote: another snack stop at Taihape (can't not stop at Cafe Exchange!)

Mmmmmm - brownie from the Exchange

Sounds like things going well so far Lisa!!

Ooohh and my phone also tells me that today might be a special day for you too

**EDIT** Whoops - it's a special day in a WEEK! (My phone reminded me a week early )