Ulysses Club of New Zealand Rotorua Branch Rotorua Ramblings JANUARY issue 19 To open Branch website, click onto: EDITORIAL What fa tasi su e eathe e a e ha i g? We should spa e a thought fo those o the la d ho depe d o egula ai to keep the g ass a d ops g o i g. As I o se ed last eek, a lo g d su e is esi ated to ost the Ne )eala d e o o a ou d a illio dolla s th ough edu ed fa p odu io, the osts of i po ted sto k feed, a d g eate use of fossil fuels fo ele t i it he the h d o lake le els fall. O e a a d a othe this does efe t us all. O the egai e side, hat a te i le spate of oad ashes e ha e had o e the holida s a d the u e of oad deaths i luded fa too a oto lists. I a e a oss this i te esi g Fa e ook page the othe da : htps://.fa e ook. o /N) ide s Please ote the late eei g sta t i e of. p fo ou e t B a h eei g. Keep the u e o the g ou d, To B. # Next Branch Meeting Sunday 1 February at 7.30pm www.ulyssesrotorua.org.nz CO ORDINATOR S COMMENTS Hi E e o e, Well hat ha e e e doi g du i g the last o ths? Due to the fesi e seaso ot a ides e e o ga ised a d the o l ide that took pla e as o u da the th of Ja ua to Whakata e a d Ohope a d a k ho e agai th ough the Wai a a go ge a d A aki i fo a i e- ea. A t ilight ide is pla ed fo this Wed esda to Puta u u. The highlight i De e e of ou se as ou pa i ipaio i the Ch ist as Pa ade o the th of De e e. Ou tha ks go out to Ja k a d helle fo the use of thei ute a d t aile a d those, ho took pa t i the pa ade, eall e jo ed the e pe ie e. Due to the hot eathe so e of ou ike got a it hot ut othe ise the Clu put up a g eat sho a d e e e ell e ei ed the pu li. O the sa e date e had ou E d of the Yea fu io at tu a d A d ea a d e had a g eat tu out e jo ed all. Ma tha ks to tu a d A d ea fo thei hospitalit. With the eathe as it has ee si e efo e Ch ist as e a e hopi g to see so e o e good idi g o diio s fo the o i g o ths a d I a looki g fo a d to so e g eat ides. No dou t e ill dis uss this at ou o thl eei g this u da at t Joh s ith a e sta i g i e of.. Ride safe Pete V # ***************************** Ne s Flash Au kla d poli e ha e eleased the a es of a ho eless te o ist g oup that hija ked a HQ Holde a d d o e it i to the side of O e T ee Hill. The a e: Bi oke Bi ife Bi D i ke Poli e ha e ee u a le to i d a fou th e e, Bi Wo ke
A great site at the Lakeside Café o e Saturday or i g How to Report Road Issues: Roto ua Lakes Cou il a d N)TA e ou age all ide s to epo t oadi g issues su h as loose g a el, pot holes, t ees o s u i g sig s o spills o the oad. To epo t a issue, pho e o e of the u e s elo a d gi e a u ate details o he e a d hat eeds i i g: Roto ua Lakes Cou il - / tate High a s HIGHWAY LAKESIDE CAFÉ & CRAFTS On the Lakefront, Memorial Drive, Rotorua. Where we meet every Saturday morning at 10:30am Our hosts: Colin & Norma Craig 2013-2014 Rotorua Branch Committee Co-ordinator: Secretary: Treasurer: Newsletter: Committee: Peter van der Maat Bruce Quedley Hartley Gray Tony Baker Bruce Roe, Graeme van 349 3021 347 8659 348 0555 345 7607 Praagh, Mal (Axle) pemaint@xtra.co.nz 027 224 5100 bruce@quedley.com 021 616 736 hartleyandteri@gmail.com 027 229 6407 tbaker@wave.co.nz 022 345 7607 Bain, Jan Matthews, plus the above.
NOAH THINGERTOO SAYS :I hea a ta hi! issed the Roto ua Ul sses Ch ist as Pa t, ut it p o eeded ell e ough ithout Appa e tl ides ha e ee p et uiet o e the holida seaso, ith e e thi g. Jui sto ies a e sill to o e a, at h this spa e. Did a Roto uia s do the No the Od sse the o e o ga ised ou ds like it ould ha e ee a g eat e e t. od doi g thei o Da id Co a d Ji Galt? With e ide s o ou e e t Whakata e lu h ide, Flash ould ot esist follo i g the he the zoo ed of. Just to ake su e the k e he e to go, of ou se. Re e e, o l the edio e a e al a s at thei est! I thi k Noah Thi ge too ust ha e ee o e seas, o dei itel out of i ulaio, as he see s to k o ugge all a out hat is happe i g ithi ou i les!! Edito. HAPPINE is ot the a se e of p o le s, ut the a ilit to deal ith the. Who s he! othe is o the f o t page of this Thu sda s He ald FOR SALE Top of the a ge Naz a, Co du a oto le ja ket. Needs a e i side li e zip. It has a f o t losu e ith zip, do es a d el o. It is a size L Agai, top of the a ge Naz a Co du a oto le pa ts. Wo a ouple of i es. I e good o diio. Has k ee p ote to i se ts. ize is XL. elli g o ehalf. Co ta t To Bake : / /? Looks fa ilia does t Greg Warner is up and about and will be home this coming Sunday after his operation carried out at Waikato Hospital. Best wishes for a speedy recovery Greg. Sheriff Bruce: I only take gold coins for fines A Asia a alked i to a u e e ha ge i Ne Yo k ith e a d alked out ith $. The follo i g eek, he alked i ith a othe e, ut alked out ith o l $! He asked the telle h he got less o e, a d as told the telle, Flu tuaio s. The Asia a sto ed out, ut just efo e sla i g the doo, he shouted, Fluk ou A e i a s too!! Toda s T ike T ike of the Futu e?
Rotorua Branch Christmas Function O e agai tua t a d A d ea ki dl ope ed thei ho e fo the B a h Ch ist as Fu io. Agai, the da as a g eat su ess ith al ost all the B a h e e s ate di g. We e e all i fo a ight feast ith the a ou t of food a d d i k the pa t - ake s ought. tua t lit the BBQ a d ooked so e deli ious eats. The la ge di i g ta le as al ost too s all fo the a ou t of food et!!.the e as su h a a a of salads a d desse ts o e did t k o he e to sta t. o ials like this, e tai l ake fo g eat f ie dships of like- i ded people. Ha i g the sa e i te ests see s to e the o o de o i ato fo i gi g people togethe? o fa, the a is goi g, it ill e o i e efo e e ill e sii g do to Ch ist as agai?
Christmas Parade The Roto ua Ch ist as Pa ade as the i st ea the Roto ua B a h had egiste ed fo the paade. The o assio tu ed out to e o e su essful tha i st thought due to the u e s ho had i di ated thei i te est ei g g eate tha at i st thought. Tha k ou to all those ho joi ed i a d elie e e had o e fu tha e had a i ipated? We a aged to get a spe ial deal o i sel to de oate ou a hi es - tha ks to Aja s E po iu ho sold us last ea s sto k at a e edu ed p i e. The ikes, t ikes, a d e e Ja k s H lu, looked g eat all de o ated ith thei Ch ist as st ea e s. The e as o o e heai g of a hi es - hi h so e ide s e e a it o e ed a out efo e the pa ade sta ted. It as uite a atle keepi g the la ge t o- heeled tou e s up ight due to the slo speed a d the o sta t stoppi g du i g the ide a ou d the st eets espe iall ith t o - up. o e disappoi t e t as sho those ho aited fo the p ese taio of p izes ate the pa ade as ou B a h felt e had a good ha e of taki g a p ize o t o. U fo tu atel e a e a a a litle disappoi ted ate gei g su u t aii g fo the a e Ul sses to e alled out to o a ail! Ne t ea, dei itel? Tha k ou agai A le fo ou photos.
Whakatane Lunch Ride - Sunday 18 January ikes let Lakeside Café ith Coo di ato Pete ei g RIC. O e out o to Te Ngae Road, e tu ed ight o to the Whakata e High a. Ate passi g Lakes Rotoii a d Rotoehu, it as a good de isio of Pete s to tu let at the e d Lake Roto a o to Matahi Rd a d the ahead o to Ma a ahe Rd. Ate a it of dis ussio, it as de ided e should ea ight of Ma a ahe Rd, joi H a d ide di e tl i to Matata alo g Pakeha Rd. Right i to A a a t, a d o to Tho to Rd to Whakata e as a e pleasa t ide ith litle t ai a d eauiful ie s. O e the Whakata e Ri e a d a ou d the a k st eets to the la ge Wa ehouse a pa k. Of ith ou oto ike gea fo the sho t alk th ough to The t a d a d Ba te s Café fo lu h. Ba te s is a g eat spot fo lu h - outside u de the t ees ith a good sele io of food a d d i k. Ba k o ou ikes a d t ikes it as o e the hill to Ohope, a ou d the estua th ough Wai ui to tu ight o to H. Ate passi g th ough Ta eatua, e passed a e o ous, ode, e uildi g - hat ould it e? The e t ust do as a i e ea ea h at A ake i. Who ould e e pass a i e ea shop o a hot da? O e the Roto as, a i i g a k ho e at a out. p. Tha k ou gu s fo a g eat ide, ith g eat people, o a g eat da. Tony & Marlene TWILIGHT RIDE TO PUTARURU Wat hi g the hea sho e ake its a f o Waipa Mill a ea, a ou d Holde s Ba to a ds the oast, Ma le e, Ha tle a d I let Lakeside Café o the dot of. p o iousl, o, o o e else e e goi g to tu -up. The oad as e et ut it as t ai i g. As a a ged, Ja k, L da a d A le ee aii g fo us at the Ma aku tu -of, so it as a, Hi gu s, a d e e e o ou a. B o the oads e e d, the louds all go e a d a g eat i e of the da to ho k alo g o e the Ma aku Ra ges a d o to Putau u fo ou feed. Just efo e the to ship Ha tle tu ed i to a e afé he e e e e ooked i to fo ou eal. Ha tle had ee to The Woode Fa e Café p e iousl so he K e the Ropes. The e e e o o plai ts ith the eals e had sele ted a d hat ade all the dife e e as, the ait esses e e e pleasa t a d helpful. I as goi g to sa the e e e a o odai g, ut ou a ha e got the o g i p essio! The t ip ho e as at a good pa e ith just e ough t ai to ake the ide i te esi g. We a i ed a k i Roto ua just ate. p ate ha i g had a good ide, a good feed, a d ith good people ou a t to t it e t i e???
Rotorua Branch Runs List DATE DESTINATION MEET TIME 26 Dec. 27 April IN-CHARGE 26 Dec 2014 27 April. Waikato Branch, The Northern Odyssey Will be given a map of approx. 1,000 kms of North Island roads. David Coy. See Ulyssian page 41. 6 8 February Valley Rally. Waihi Thames Branch 32 Julian Rd, Whangamata Marlene: 027 4033232 6 8 February Classic Bike Racing at Hampton Downs 20 22 Feb. Mayhem in February Wanganui Branch Mangatepopo Camp, SH 47. Darryl & Lorraine Greeks, Phone: 06 345 6624. 22 February Auckland Helicopter Ride. 10 12 April, National Rally & AGM Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Tauranga P.O. Box 160, Tauranga 3010 19 20 June Okataina Rally. All Rotorua members to help during the weekend. WATCH THIS SPACE ULYSSES POKER RUN What is a "poker run"? The event will actually have little to do with poker, beyond using the hand-rankings to score the event. You don't need to know a great deal about poker to take part, other than what beats what in the scoring - and even that will be done for participants by the organisers. Essentially a poker run is an excuse to meet up, travel, and have a good time at the stops. Participants will meet at the Rotorua Lakeside Café, and pick up details of their route and the stops they need to make. Each participant is given a score card which will be filled in as they progress along the route. At each designated stop, the participants draw a card at random. The card drawn or dealt is recorded on each participant's score card, and the winner of the event is the participant who makes the best five card poker hand at the end of the event.