Handy thing these blogs, put a post on each ride so you can look back a few years later... lets see how this blogs thing works out. Some adventures masquerading as servicing aka working on bikes may also occur between rides.
Saturday The reason for fitting the dual purpose tyres was a weekend of exploring the Queen Charlotte and Pelorus Sound. Ive been around the Nelson-Picton area several times already, but normally on tight schedules, going up Takaka Hill, across to the West Coast or heading south to Christchurch. This time, I guess I could have done a couple of long days going down the west coast for example, but Ive done most of the roads before, and will do a lot of them in February. ...
Once again, I was tasked with the burden of work requiring me to be in Wellington for the Friday, to complete some new computer installs and some other items. With the staff in Auckland for the company function I would be left to my devices (and make sure it was all functional for their return on the Monday morning). The boss was prepared to fly me down to Wellington and back on the day, but it would mean a long day and oh wait no riding. He knew I would prefer to ride (is there ...