As you may be aware a biker got lost in the Akatarawas over the weekend unfortunately I was that person. At the moment I'm working through a very long list of people I need to say thank you to and that’s the reason I'm posting a note here.
I just want to say thank you very much to all of you who were in some way involved in the search in one way or another. The situation could have so easily turned out very differently. I must confess to making several mistakes that meant a lot of people had to put in a lot of effort to bring me home. So whilst I am eternally grateful and humbled, I am also very embarrassed by how my actions impacted on other people. In terms of the situation I found myself in I was lucky in that I always take some survival gear with me and it was these items that helped me survive a very difficult situation. Unfortunately the one thing I normally have but did not in this situation was a lighter....and I spent much time whilst in the forest berating myself for this slip up as it may have reduced the time and effort people would have had to spent looking for me as I could have lit a signal fire.
Finally a very big thank you to Nasty to who first posted my predicament on Kiwi Biker, your effort is very much appreciated by both my family, friends and myself.
I can now say that I have learnt some very valuable lessons from this experience which I will carry with for the rest of my life. Once again thank you all for your effort.
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Karma ... Justice catches up eventually !! 
and welcome aboard,we can be a well behaved lot most of the time 
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