Muh Holiday

[LBD]

Friday 9th.... Arrived in Chch last night after 36 hrs in the air after 6 take offs and landings....

Craig and Jim at Casbolts had my bike sorted and ready to go, tried on new boots Sidi canyon chasers....open the door and out into the rain...Bit bloody wet today.

Left Chch lunch time for Te Anau...via Dunners because I was a little worried about the Lindas.....It stopped raining between Timaru and Oamaru...sun shone in Oamau....10 K past Oamaru the rain started again.

The rain stopped in Palmerston...when the hail started.

The hail stopped when the rain started again.....there was fresh snow on them thar hills...it was cold...I was cold. I was expecting some degree of summer....

Did I make Te Anau?....stuff that, holed up in a hotel in Dunedin for the night....chillin out

[LBD]

Dunedin was dry when I left and Te Anau was dry when when I got here, But the bit between Mosgeil and Mossburn varied between Drizzle enough to annoy the visor to good rain between Riversdale and Lumsden...Feet still Dry...

Few jobs on the bike today, fitted new bar ends...not sure if they look as good as I hoped, but vision to the rear is a good improvement., modified the seat mount to suit a new gel seat waiting in Chch.

Beer Speights old dark off course) and Steak at the ranch with Toddy and another mate.

Forecast is good for tomorrow so its off to Teretonga for the track day.... then head some way back towards Chch.

[McJim]

Band concert is rained off tomorrow - what time will you be at "The Hairy Tongan"? (Teretonga)

[McJim]

Went to Teretonga - where were you

See you next time you're through (hopefully the weather will be better!)

[LBD]

Mate...I rode down from Te Anau...weather was lovely....Got to Winton aned it was looking dim...got to Teretonga and it was pissing down. I hung around catching up with friends...Kev and Toddy...No mc Jim to be seen. Midday flagged it away and headed north.

edendale was dry, Gorfe was patches of sunshine, Tapanui was mainly fine and from there was clear all the way to Chch including a trip to Mt Cook. Was a good ride....sorry we did not catch up.

Monday was a rest day in Chch With family.

[McJim]

Oh well, next time eh?

[LBD]

Tuesday...

Left Chch at 7.30. Had a good ride to Amberly then fog to Cheviot. A bit of sun then O Cast to ward, after that it was sunny to Picton. A good crossing and up to Taupo where I am writing this. Was cold over ther Desert road and Rain throught taumaranui.

Tomorrorow...onward and upward to the Cape I hope.

[LBD]

Wednesday....dawned okay in Taupo so headed north, through Auckland to Dargiville and onward, up to the Cape Reinga. Rain started in Auckland and drizzled with lots of wind all the way to the Cape.

20 Km from the cape the road turned to very rough gravel...there is a road crew working on the road.....15 km from the end the road turned into nice blackto with sweeping bends..nice.

Turned around an spent the night a a small camp 25 km from the cape....food and beer and fun conversation.

[LBD]

Thursday except for a bit of sun in Whangerei, it rained all the way from the cape to Auckland....and didn't it piss down from Wellsford...went in to town an bought some new gloves with a double Gauntlet, hopefully they will keep the water out.