k14
31st March 2004, 17:18
Well some of you know about my mission to try and get to Christchurch from New Plymouth when there were the massive floods in the north island, but here is the story anyway.
On Sunday the 15th of Feb, I left home heading to Wellington to stay at my mates house for the night and catch the ferry at 8:30 the next morning. I headed off at about 12pm, it looked fine in NP, but it started completly pissing down at Inglewood (about 20kms south of NP), real good in my leathers, but I kept going, also noticed the wind getting up a little. Got just south of Hawera (about 75kms south of New plymouth) and got blown off the road onto the grass verge once going about 80kph (there were 100kph+ cross winds) but i managed to keep it up, continued and it nearly happened again about 200-300m down the road. So i turned around and went home.
When I got back home, I changed my ferry to Tuesday same time. Left for Wellington again on Monday, alot better day sunny and a little wind. Got to Wanganui and found the road closed just south of the main bridge. Apparantly it was up to the top of the give way signs at one point. A little deep for me to ride through i think. So i crashed the night at a mates place in Wanganui (after being told the road would open at midnight) and then set off at 5:30am the next day still hoping to catch the ferry at 8:30.
Got to the road block to find it still closed, they said it wouldn't be open for another day atleast. So I only had one option, turn around and go back to New Plymouth. Had to be at uni in Christchurch on Wednesday to sort stuff out so my only option was to fly down and not have my bike for the first term :weep:. So thats what i did, flew down that night.
Well now it is nearing the end of the first term (in 3 sleeps) and I am flying home on Saturday morning. So I will be reunited with my baby on Saturday at around 12:30pm.
The last 6 or so weeks have been so boring. Had to use my push bike to go everywhere.
I guess most of you could imagine the "pain" and "suffering" I have been through over the last 6 weeks and at times it has been unbearable :rolleyes:. But on Saturday this pain and suffering will all be over.
I CAN'T WAIT.
So in the next 3 weeks I am planning to ride up to Auckland to see my mate and then ride back down here maybe via nelson lakes or something. Will have to make up for alot of lost time.
On Sunday the 15th of Feb, I left home heading to Wellington to stay at my mates house for the night and catch the ferry at 8:30 the next morning. I headed off at about 12pm, it looked fine in NP, but it started completly pissing down at Inglewood (about 20kms south of NP), real good in my leathers, but I kept going, also noticed the wind getting up a little. Got just south of Hawera (about 75kms south of New plymouth) and got blown off the road onto the grass verge once going about 80kph (there were 100kph+ cross winds) but i managed to keep it up, continued and it nearly happened again about 200-300m down the road. So i turned around and went home.
When I got back home, I changed my ferry to Tuesday same time. Left for Wellington again on Monday, alot better day sunny and a little wind. Got to Wanganui and found the road closed just south of the main bridge. Apparantly it was up to the top of the give way signs at one point. A little deep for me to ride through i think. So i crashed the night at a mates place in Wanganui (after being told the road would open at midnight) and then set off at 5:30am the next day still hoping to catch the ferry at 8:30.
Got to the road block to find it still closed, they said it wouldn't be open for another day atleast. So I only had one option, turn around and go back to New Plymouth. Had to be at uni in Christchurch on Wednesday to sort stuff out so my only option was to fly down and not have my bike for the first term :weep:. So thats what i did, flew down that night.
Well now it is nearing the end of the first term (in 3 sleeps) and I am flying home on Saturday morning. So I will be reunited with my baby on Saturday at around 12:30pm.
The last 6 or so weeks have been so boring. Had to use my push bike to go everywhere.
I guess most of you could imagine the "pain" and "suffering" I have been through over the last 6 weeks and at times it has been unbearable :rolleyes:. But on Saturday this pain and suffering will all be over.
I CAN'T WAIT.
So in the next 3 weeks I am planning to ride up to Auckland to see my mate and then ride back down here maybe via nelson lakes or something. Will have to make up for alot of lost time.