bronzee Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) The meet today was a lot of fun, still have sore sides from laughing so much. We meet at small township half way between two major cities, so some of us headed up, and some headed down. Hehe, the ones that headed down decided to stay off the main highway,........ aaand cut through a back road, that turned to gravel half way!! And we've had a fair bit of rain, not so clean Zeds. Anyway, we all meet up not far from where we were going, then cruised to a place called Goat Island in Leigh. Very pretty even on a winters day, that was quite warm, I had to say. Lol, boohoo for those that bailed because of the forecast, and we ended up with no rain. We had lunch a very historic cafe, that used to be a major saw mill in the area, back in the day. The place has atmosphere galore, as there is lots of the old machinery lining the walls and floorspace, and embedded into the concrete floor, and all the old wooden beams still in place. http://www.sawmillca...nz/history.html Goat Island: There were more Zeds, but they meet us at the venue. Just after we left the venue we had a 260 randomly join our convoy for about 10kms, very cool, especially when there aren't many over here. We didn't end the day there, we headed back to a larger township on route home, and stopped in at a boutique chocolaterie, that make their own chocies. The aroma as we opened the door was heavenly, inviting flavours of chocolate and sweets enveloping your senses. Drooling yet?! Edited May 28, 2013 by bronzee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sized Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Sounds like an awesome meet, and great photos - makes me want to visit NZ again! It's been too long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Nice one, looks like a nice location. Bit far for me though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Nice one, looks like a nice location. Bit far for me though not for Rosie though - just drop her in at any local garage and I'm sure they'd get her there fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Cool Winters day - Really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Looks amazing! Anymore pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Nice one, looks like a nice location. Bit far for me though not for Rosie though - just drop her in at any local garage and I'm sure they'd get her there fine I'm sure she could find her way there. Looks amazing! Anymore pics? I only took a few pics as I've been there dozens of times. The really cool thing, is it's a marine reserve, so no fishing, but snorkeling and driving in the crystal clear blue water there on a lovely calm day is magic. Fish by the thousands, even if you're standing on the ends of the rocks you can see all the fish. Last time I took the Zedders there a few years ago, there was discussion of mermaids. In season, when it's busy, they have a glass bottom boat, so you can go see the fish, at a cost, if you're not into snorkeling or diving. Just one photo, so it shows how the rocks rise out of the sea. Lots of seaweed due to all the freaky storms we've been having. Mind you it is officially winter in one weeks time. The coastlines here are stunning and sandy, either white sand on the east coast (this is east coast) or black sand on the west coast, this area really is absolutely incredible on a sunny day. Auckland University, also has a satellite campus there for their marine biology department. A little bit of information: http://en.wikipedia....land_(Auckland) Cool Winters day - Really! Lol, it is over here, was only about 18-20 degrees yesterday. Edited May 27, 2013 by bronzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Forum went freaky and double posted. Edited May 27, 2013 by bronzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Looks like a fun day, and a pics look lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Excellent location and photos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 You get rain...... I thought it was just us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkong6 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 nice shots there, makes me miss my time in NZ wonder if that stunning blue 350z sitting on white te37's is still about in auckland/newmarket, used to see it on a weekly basis was gorrrrrrrgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 What wheels are on the 370z? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 nice shots there, makes me miss my time in NZ wonder if that stunning blue 350z sitting on white te37's is still about in auckland/newmarket, used to see it on a weekly basis was gorrrrrrrgeous Oh do tell, how ago were you over here? Do you know if it was an NZ new or import one? What wheels are on the 370z? Hmm, brains ticking, but can't remember, will find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bronzee Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 What wheels are on the 370z? Hmm, brains ticking, but can't remember, will find out. TSW & the black ones seem to stonechip a bit. http://www.tsw.com/alloy_wheels_interlagos.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 beautiful place, very jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Fantastic pics as usual. You get some really great backdrops over there. I am also pleased to see your forecasts are as rubbish as ours. It really annoys me as people miss out on some great days when they get it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Fantastic pics as usual. You get some really great backdrops over there. I am also pleased to see your forecasts are as rubbish as ours. It really annoys me as people miss out on some great days when they get it wrong. Lol, the difference being Mart, it's winter over here. But seriously, it's nice when we have a heavy deluge then the next day is so clean and fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Assuming that unlike here you get a nice day after a deluge. Having said that I am sat on the bridge in shorts in Aberdeen today so cant complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Assuming that unlike here you get a nice day after a deluge. Having said that I am sat on the bridge in shorts in Aberdeen today so cant complain. Usually. Haha, blinding everyone with the glare ha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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