LROCA

Hamish sent in this brief but succinct trip report - thanks! (photos and extras added by Neil)

Another excellent Ahuroa weekend. This year would have seen the highest number of Landies ever.

[ Friday night - early birds setting up the Land Rover Cohort Camp ]

A perfect day for this event! Blustery Westerlies with bright sunshine Auckland Council Rangers, NZFWDA, AKL 4WD Club,  LROCA  and others put on a great show for the annual beach clean up.

Peter Vahry and Van (AC Ranger) organised us into groups to look after 25km of the beach in 5km sections.

Larry and the Team at Taupo 1000 off road race 2013

As Pete would say it’s there to be done so we did it again!!!

Larry in full flight...

Well the team members were Norm, Brendan, Murray, Kayla, Laura, Sam, Kurtis and me (Glen) plus Mike Holmes (South Island).  Also can’t forget Larry The Land Rover.

We met our host Colin RR (Classic) his son Daniel (Series 1) and Alan (Disco 1) from the Rotorua Land Rover Enthusiast Club on Saturday morning.  We had 8 trucks from the club.

Commander Keith with his very own driver, Lieutenant  Penman... Eight vehicles at the Start while two America's Cup addicts made it to Motion Road, a trifle later -but just in time to have people ahead, ready to right a non-upright situation (someone has earned a special sticker!)

Scene 1: Te Rau Puriri Park, South Head, Saturday 4 May 2013 at 1pm

Much of Auckland is awash after torrential rain. Up at South Head, several brave LRs are skittering around on slippery, muddy slopes while a camp of tents is just about to leave this Earth if they don't get pegged down properly...

19 trucks on the run!

3 groups headed out for fun, frolics in amongst the trees

What a wonderful way to while away a Thursday afternoon; friendly people in Land Rovers and  in a great location... The weather was positively balmy.  A stroll down the wharf revealed packed restaurants apart from one, Live Fish, with all its outside tables empty - Quick as a flash, the LR Mob (18 people!) took them over.

John Harvey sent us this...