Jatz's travels

**Tazz** · 24th June 2015, 10:08

Originally Posted by JATZ

I would've stopped in and got something for the G.W. but the place was shut

Not ours anymore, just some copycats. Pop in next time you are in Picton. Got some tea towels out back I can donate. I'm sure she'll love and treasure em, plus you can use them to clean your visor. Win win.

Keep up the good work

**SVboy** · 24th June 2015, 10:38

That was me with Mulletman in Akaroa. Good to see the stuffed one in person!

**JATZ** · 8th July 2015, 20:52

Just because the thread needs more pics

Doing stuff today, while I thought about the next adventure... excuse the crap cell phone pics

And the words of David Coverdale sprang to mind
I don't know where I'm going

But I sure know where I've been

FYI

**JimmyC** · 9th July 2015, 20:41

Great album

**JATZ** · 26th August 2015, 14:42

Just because......

Sent from my ZTE R83

**unstuck** · 26th August 2015, 14:47

Ah rootraking, one of my favorite pastimes.

**clint640** · 26th August 2015, 14:50

Good to know I'm not the only weirdo taking pics of a soft toy while out for a ride today.

Great day for it down here, even if it was only the commute to work.

Clint

**JATZ** · 15th September 2015, 21:04

Originally Posted by JATZ

Also the plan is to click over 100,000 k's on the bike this year, just because

That statement may have been a bit premature

I've been a bit slack lately. Only rode to Takaka for a kebab and out to Hori bay one afternoon since the last trip south. But I'm working on it

The trip North was good, however there was to many wheels involved for it to be a part of this thread

Despite my whining and bleating on a daily basis about how much better it would be on the bike

and pointing out the huge grins on the faces of every biker who went past. However we saw some nice/interesting/cool things.

Even did the touristy thing in Waitomo with a heap of Asians who must've been taking a break from house hunting in Auckland, Quite cool really

the pics don't do it justice really

Aaaaand I picked up a set of tyres for the bike, thanks to Laava.

**Laava** · 15th September 2015, 21:08

Chur! Feel a bit stink about not having you guys in for a cuppa, but I had an appointment to get to and you guys were running out of day! Where did you end up spending the night?

**JATZ** · 15th September 2015, 22:24

Right...
Seeing as how I had a new set of tyres waiting in the lock up I figured I'd best finish off the old ones first

and I needed some helmet time.... badly

A ride round the block should do it nicely, seeing as how the weather's warming up

I loaded up some crap, and George, and hit the road after a bit of a lie in,just to make sure the frost was gone

making my way to Tapawera and along the Dry Weather rd and then out to Lake Rotoroa

Through the Braeburn track...

I didn't even stop in Murch, it was such a nice day and I was in the groove

Through the Upper Gorge and hung a left towards Reefton for a bit of gas

I'd had a quick look at RemoteMoto and decided to go through Bell Block rd as I hadn't been there before. So I took a left towards Nelson creek. At one point I was flicking around the GPS seeing where Kangaroo Creek rd went (just because the name interested me

) when a local stopped to see if I was all good. He recommended I didn't try it on my bike, so I'll have to go and have a look later, possibly with company

Anyway... Carrying on to Bell Block rd and past Lady Lake. I took a little lumpy side track to see if it went to the lake, it ended in a swamp after about 50m

so I didn't see much of the lake. Nevermind... On to Crooked creek which was as good a place as any for a brew. George musta been gettin cramped too.

Feeling re-charged, George assumed the position in the pannier and we carried on out to Jacksons and over Arthurs Pass. There wasn't much happening there so we carried on. I was looking for the turnoff to Mt White station, which I found easy enough, thanks to the huge sign

I'd seen a couple of campsites up there which'd be a good place to stop. After going to the end of the road and had a look at Lake Letitia.

Nice spot

Then back to Andrews shelter campsite. Awsome... under cover parking even

Set up the tent and cooked tea then yarned a bit with some folks from Dunedin.
The next day dawned just as perfect as the first

After shaking the ice off the tent and packing up it was time to get under way.

I put the headphones when I got back to the main rd

Damn it was good to be alive, sun shinning, good tunes, swooping through the bends

It was one of those days. I needed this.

Over Porters pass and into Springfield for some much needed juice, George had to get out and get his photo taken in the giant donut

We didn't hang around long and made tracks through Oxford, which seemed to arrive way to quickly

I was flicking around the GPS again and saw a track out the back of Rangiora which meant I could bypass the town. It was quite busy with walkers and mountain bikers on a sunday morning, but I'm sure they didn't mind me sneaking past

I had no idea Rangiora had an airport

with some interesting looking winged things lurking in hangars. We popped out back on H/way 1 at the Waimak bridge and headed North, the day was still young so I turned the bars left at Innes rd and wobbled around some random back roads for a while.

Eventually getting to here

Where I banged a waypoint in for home and told GPS to get me there, which it did, nicely

Over Lewis pass

With a small detour over the Maruia Saddle rd, where once again George had to put in an appearance

I love the last bit of that rd

it never seems to rut up and is always swept clean (touch wood). Then the last stretch home, still trying hard to finish the rear tyre

Which I think I did, it won't last another trip.

I think I need some more helmet time though

**JATZ** · 15th September 2015, 22:26

Originally Posted by Laava

Chur! Feel a bit stink about not having you guys in for a cuppa, but I had an appointment to get to and you guys were running out of day! Where did you end up spending the night?

Tutakaka, or Toots as the locals call it

even got an upgrade to a room with a view of the marina.

The Panorama pic above is of the Poor Knights from out towards the light house there

**awa355** · 16th September 2015, 00:35

I see?? It is okay for you to wear a helmet, poor George has nothing

Lovely country, Thanks for the photos.

**Woodman** · 16th September 2015, 07:19

Good, and yeah its getting warm again. Itching for a long ride.

Edit, what tyres did ya get?

**JATZ** · 16th September 2015, 17:10

Originally Posted by awa355

I see?? It is okay for you to wear a helmet, poor George has nothing

Lovely country, Thanks for the photos.

Don't worry... I've been thinking about a helmet for the stuffed one, I just haven't found one yet

I may have to manufacture something.

Originally Posted by Woodman

Good, and yeah its getting warm again. Itching for a long ride.

Edit, what tyres did ya get?

I was glad I'd left the liners in the gear in the morning and evening so it's still not that warm yet. I would flick ya a txt next time I go, how much notice do you need ? I only need about an hour

Installing a Karoo on the rear to match the one on the front, see how long it lasts