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    Its o.k. you can all stop panicking now. I'm home, safe and sortof sound

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    Home just before the weather packed a sad..

    I'm guessing back to work today? Deal to those cheeky work colleagues. Don't forget the ice creams.
    IT'S JUST BETTER WHEN THERE'S TWINS INVOLVED..
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    Nelson Anniversary day. Holiday time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Box'a'bits View Post
    Home just before the weather packed a sad..

    I'm guessing back to work today? Deal to those cheeky work colleagues. Don't forget the ice creams.
    Lucky me Got home just before midnight and woke up to hear rain on the roof @ 5:30, I was blessed with outstanding weather.
    s'pose I'd better get the workers ice creams......tomorrow

    Quote Originally Posted by Bald Eagle View Post
    norf island can relax now. whew
    Oh.....that was me ? I just thought they were tense and highly strung normaly


    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    Nelson Anniversary day. Holiday time.
    And tomorrow
    The place I work is celebrating Waitangi day tomorrow. Celebrating in the normal way .......


    Ride report to follow. There might be some info in there that could be relevant to the n.z.tag game

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    The Independence tour 2013

    Hmmmm.... where to start

    Well.... after a bit of an "interesting" 2012 and with the harvest fast approaching I decided a bit of a road trip was in order. Where to go ? and what to see ?
    Family in Auckland was the decision and while I'm in the North I may as well have a look at this East Cape thing I'd heard about.

    Firstly, pack a bit of gear



    I did take more, but that was the esentials

    After diddling about for to long working and getting sorted I headed for Picton, missing the 2:00 ferry by 15 mins No worries, I'll just chill out in Picton and wait for the 6:30. It wasn't as bad as it sounds, I ran into Pomgolian and chatted for a while over a beer and .chris showed up too. Before long the ferry arrived
    Bye south island



    I'd tee'd up to stay with a couple of random strangers in Wellington while waiting for the ferry. I had the address and the instructions to follow my nose and I'd get there. My nose must've been broken as I had to stop and check the phone/gps a couple of times, but I got there eventually.
    Cheers Bald Eagle and Ratti, your hospitality was excellent

    Day 1: After getting a pretty vague clue for where the N.Z. Tag may be I set off the next morning. After another missed turn off ( a recurring theme as it turns out )and deciding the ferry terminal wasn't where I wanted to be I made my way out to Makara (?) wind farm. Very nice ride out there
    Some of the road



    Got the Tag



    Then... time to head North, sticking with the theme started earlier in the day I thought about placing the tag up here, to keep the wind farm theme going, Some of the worst gravel I've had the displeasure to ride on to get there though. Just above Palmerston North



    A local



    Then I just wobbled my way to Tiniroto for the night. The pub was full of dirty feral bikers though BUt it's o.k. They were friendly and after introductions they offered me a tent and mattress. Good on ya's, Nic, She Wolf, and a heap more who's names I can't rember just now. After a couple of and a feed, I teed up some better accommodation at a fine establishment just up the road (cheap too )
    Here it is, Tiniroto Community Hall





    Woohoo..undercover parking.

    I'll add some more later as it's too nicer day to be sitting inside typing on a keyboard

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    Day 2....
    Seeing as how I had no fixed agenda how could I refuse an offer to explore some back roads with some other like minded people
    This is what you see when sitting at the pub enjoying some amber liquid



    And here is some of the rides for the day, obviously some are more suited for adventure than others



    Some others had gone off exploring already, Keeeen as this bunch
    Anyhooo we left the roadies behind and started the day with Parikanapa rd, a luverly little back road just up the road from Tiniroto





    And just to show that I was there



    Then we took in some more back roads through Pehiri and Tahunga and through a little place called RERE !!, there was a water fall there



    Ending up at Matawai for refreshments and to join up with the roadies. After lunch.... (mmmmmm lunch ) those of us on appropriate steeds headed off to have a look at the Motu rd
    Some stayed on the seal wonder why ?



    We had a look at the Motu falls, guided by a new fullah on a DRZ400, sorry, but I'm struggling a bit with names, so from here on we'll refer to him as Hey You !
    There was a bridge



    That's He Wolf with the camo pants, for want of a better term, OI Cant you read the sign ? You shouldn't be there !
    Anyway.... back to the Motu, this is a little bit of it.



    After a bit more riding we reached the turn off to the Otipi rd. Decision made to go and have a look at it, woohoo this was going to be the highlight of the trip and I was fair fizzing, couldn't wait to get into it (you get the picture ? )
    Anyway.... I haven't lost my touch, and before getting very far Hey You's ! little Suzi decided it didn't want to go anymore A note to all.... when ever I am around some piece of machinery will break down, you have been warned
    Seeing as how it was my fault I towed the broken thing back to a farm house


    pic courtesy of Shewolf

    After givving my new friend a ride out to Opotiki where there was a small debrief and alternative transport was sorted for the bikeless comrade we went our seperate ways, the others to god knows where and me to a handy pub with secure parking.
    I had a wee look around Opotiki





    Yes Nordie, the bike was there, I didn't take the bus

    And White island



    Thats about it for this day

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    Nice.
    Thanks for the BB too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JATZ View Post

    That's He Wolf with the camo pants, for want of a better term, OI Cant you read the sign ? You shouldn't be there !
    Anyway.... back to the Motu, this is a little bit of it.
    Yea sorry "He Wolf" was taken, was gonna take "Wolf Rider" but then i got smacked

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    one day i'll catch ya sneaking around up here

    nice photos bro
    'Good things come to those who wait'
    Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shumba View Post
    Yea sorry "He Wolf" was taken, was gonna take "Wolf Rider" but then i got smacked
    I should think so too is just what you need for even thinking something like that would go un punished. woulda been a giggle though

    Quote Originally Posted by dino3310 View Post
    one day i'll catch ya sneaking around up here

    nice photos bro
    You'll have to be quick matey. Not sure when I'll be back. Might be another spur of the moment thing

    Anyhoooo

    Things have changed a bit with this thread and it no longer seems right to be posting my trip reports here. So I have asked a mod to close the thread.

    I may start another one in due course, as I have some other little bits to share.

    FWIW The rest of the North Island was good, got to Cape Reinga and the Hokianga, and actually did East cape on the way home, very nice too. I used a few State highways, some secondary roads and some gravel roads, and got lost a couple of times

    Thanks for reading/commenting

    James
    Allison
    Tom
    & Zara (although she didn't feature, she kept things sorted at home)

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    Very nice.
    Thread will be missed.
    Will keep an eye open for your new adventures.
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    I see the Bimmer is in for it's 10,000km physical already.

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    Been a good thread guys.
    Won't be long before the TZ's start posting their OE trips now they're all growned up
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