Yes guys,it was a good time up there..A lot of folk get into Whangamata as early as Monday afternoon,and settle in for a few days of R/R before it all starts,so its not uncommon to see rods and cruisers rolling around town just relaxing...even with petrol at $1.89/LITRE...The one and only gas station ran out twice during the week..We only used 62 litres of LPG[$70]and a few gallons of gas the whole week...[tight ass]
Heres another link to Noddy Watts[organiser]pix..There are a lot of double up pix,so you will have to flick thru them,but they are enteraining..Even your fellow American on stage during the junkyard fashion show,,with his best threads on...
The crowd shot of the main street is Saturdays grand parade.The town only has a population of about 6000,last year the Hop brought about $4million into the area during the week..

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...view=slideshow