Early start from Totaranui to drop H and Summer in Takaka for the bus. Did a wee shop and then headed up Rameka valley to park for the ride up around and back in the Rameka Project.
Before I left the car a woman came flying through, GSP in bounding tow. "Gudday." Climbed up the 'Historic' track, zigging and zagging up, similar to last time I was up here last year. Chatted to a couple of local dads on their way down who'd been enjoying the view from a bench near one of the corners. Up top of Great Expectations and up the road, around, grinding into the grovelly climb. I stupidly took the "Start of Pack Track" signposted what I thought was most of the way up and bombed down this to the track, only to find I was miles down it, so, I proceeded to ride up it, steep as fuck, to the top (ie, the end of the Rameka-proper). Rest and snack, then in... funtimes! bomb bomb bomb, sketch from rain overnight, dropping and popping down and crossing the road then up around and down, cross again and into Great Expectations, 
which delivered an excellent blast, downhill forever, back and forth, around and down. Lovely views, fun trail. finally in the bottom and left into the Klicks, lots of fun, road for a bit and Klicks to the bottom and back to the car. Not long after a dad and son arrived behind me, having just been up the zigs and down Odyssey and Klicks. They must have been climbing up to Klick 1 when I was on my way down...
which delivered an excellent blast, downhill forever, back and forth, around and down. Lovely views, fun trail. finally in the bottom and left into the Klicks, lots of fun, road for a bit and Klicks to the bottom and back to the car. Not long after a dad and son arrived behind me, having just been up the zigs and down Odyssey and Klicks. They must have been climbing up to Klick 1 when I was on my way down...
Funtime 13 kms and 500 meterage points
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