2008 South Island RAG RallyThis will be held over Christchurch Show weekend the 14th to 16th November 2008 at Collingwood in Golden Bay, North West of Nelson.  We will gather from 6 pm on Friday night for a drink and dinner at the Collingwood Tavern and again on Saturday evening at the Courthouse Café, Collingwood or down the road at the Mussel Inn. There will be two “guided” rides on Saturday.  One for the Roadies and another for the Gravel Surfers.The Roadies will explore the “Bay” from west to east taking in the local café culture from Farewell Spit-Puponga Farmpark cafe in the west with its great view of the spit, Bencarri animal farm with all manner of animals and tame eels, The Naked Possum Café speaks for itself, Mussel Inn for the old Hippies and out to the Abel Tasman Memorial 12km East of Takaka.Gravel Surfers will ride down the West Coast through Westhaven Inlet to the Anatori River; lots of interesting things to look at such as the old town site of Paturau and a stop at the Mangarakau café.  The route will be o.k. for pillions.There is a lot in Collingwood if you want to chill out; beach walks, the Rosy Glow Chocolate factory on Beach Road Collingwood, maybe if the tide is right a 4x4 bus trip up to Farewell Spit The Rally Fee is $28.50 per person which gets you a cooked BBQ Breakfast on the Saturday & Sunday mornings at the Rally Base at the “Beachcomber Motel” plus a commemorative tee shirt which can be worn with pride honouring the occasion. Forward payment and shirt size to Warren Taylor on the form below.  Please watch the event calendar in the news letter for your area details re travelling to Collingwood as a group.  If you have any questions please phone either Warren Taylor (03) 313-0929 or Ross Williams (03) 578-6136.There is a wide variety of accommodation available from the Motor Camp, cottage rental, lots of B&Bs and a couple of motels, accommodation is self book so book your accommodation now. RSVP: October 27th 2008(Cut here)