Jatz's travels

[JATZ]

After a slow start the next day I made my way north.



to this place



Gratuitous selfie



Then cruised down to Kohukohu for yet another ferry. I thought these were pretty cool



Reakon a bit of paint and some fibreglass they'd be runners
I chilled with some locals while waiting for the ferry



It wasn't a long wait before it showed up



then it was off round the coast, I do like this part of the country



Then down to check out this big tree I'd heard about



then up to a lookout thing



Then I made my way towards Dargaville, the only memorable thing was a bug of some description exploding through the vent on my helmet at highish speeds, I can still taste it
I got to Dargaville and figured Auckland wasn't far away so I'd head back to mums for the night It was a rather "spirited" ride back to Whangarei then just a drag down the motorway, stopping only to figure out how to use the toll thingys at the tunnel.

More tomorrow

[unstuck]

Awesome. That ferry at "Rangiora" looks very similar to the one that does the Kohukohu to Rawene run across the Hokianga harbor.

[Padmei]

cool.
ftcr

[NordieBoy]

Soooo, on Sat, because you were technically on the ride, meeting us at Pelorus, it was your fault Schmidty and the WRF died.

I think the only reason you got the FI Bimmer was so it didn't have main jets or needless to break.

[JATZ]

Awesome. That ferry at "Rangiora" looks very similar to the one that does the Kohukohu to Rawene run across the Hokianga harbor.

Well spotted, chocky fish for you . My map book is out on loan just now and mapsource was being silly

Soooo, on Sat, because you were technically on the ride, meeting us at Pelorus, it was your fault Schmidty and the WRF died.

I think the only reason you got the FI Bimmer was so it didn't have main jets or needless to break.

Guilty as charged your honor

[JATZ]

Mooving right along.....
I left Auckland, again and made my way southish, taking some side roads and some main roads



Stopped in Katikat again, just to check on the status of the bickie tin, still nowt but crumbs so I carried on. If you see a guy in Katikat who looks nothing like me, it could be little bro. Give him a punch in the arm, for being slack on the baking front
Anyhoo, I cruised down through Papamoa and some more back roads making my way towards East cape



It's been done/written about before so I wont bore you with a commentary, just some pics.

A nice wee church.



A river, the Motu



I grabbed some gas in Te Araroa and wobbled out to the light house





Awwwwww cute



After a brief chat to the cocky I made my back to the seal and continued south. I thought these hills were kind of rugged, the pic doesn't do it justice



I contemplated hanging a left and staying in Ruatoria, but..... wasn't ready to stop just yet

At Tokomaru bay I was. The pub was non negotiable on the accom cost so I went up to Brian's place, a back packers on the hill, then went back to the pub where a ladies fishing comp was just winding up. Friendly locals and a live band, was a good night

[unstuck]

Right adventurous bugger aint ya.

[JATZ]

Right adventurous bugger aint ya.

Not really, just nosey, I like to look around the place

I woke to a nice sunrise over the ocean and didn't even have to get out of bed, woulda been perfect if someone had brought me breakfast



After a 2 course breakky (coffee/ciggy) I saddled up and continued on, stopping to have a look at this little jetty in Tolaga bay



It'd be a good spot for a wee fire on the beach.... I like fire



Made my way through the traffic



And ended up in Gisborne for a ice cream



About this time I figured I'd had enough and there was a ferry mid/late afternoon which I could be on. I stopped taking pics and made my way to Welly without mucking around IYKWIM
Got home after dark and fell into bed

The End

[JATZ]

Intermission

[JATZ]

I've been meaning to check fuel usage in the brick for a while so last Sunday I mounted the gps to the bike (odo doesn't work ) and headed of over to Golden Bay for a ride.
A quick top up of the tank and I made my way over "the hill" gently. Less pea metal than expected but I still took it easy, still getting my head around the shaft drive
I shot through Balck (?) rd, between One Speck rd and Pupu springs rd. A nice way to avoid the hustle and bustle and traffic congestion of Takaka town



At the Pupu springs end



Where I had to re attach the instrument cluster......again But the new number plate brackets made it through
Then headed towards Collingwood and shot down Plain rd



I was mildly tempted to go over the goldfields track, but, didn't want the dash completely falling off
Here was a good place to stop.



Nice river



Then I headed further up the Aorere valley, poking my nose up some side roads on the way



Another river,



there used to be a swing bridge here according to the sign, I could see where it had been before it got washed away in a flood. You can just see where it was. Musta been quite a flood



A brief stop at the Naked Possum for some wedges



MMMMMMM Wedges

[Padmei]

That made me laugh out loud.

Do you think we ride solo here in Nelson cos we're socially dysfunctional?

Nice river shots. Do you want me to fix up your headlite bracket properly?

[JATZ]

A couple more pics

Bainham store



Opening hours seem a bit hit and miss



And I thought I'd share this



I made my way back toward Collingwood, snuffling round some more dead end roads



Old skool crane not sure if it's O.S.H. approved though



And if I decide to become a house trucker..... I think this'd fit the bill, and it's RED so must be reeeealy fast



If only it still had the lights on
It was a magic day for a ride, back over the hill. I topped up the tank when I got back..... 13.06l for 223.8k's. I'm happy with that next time I'll try 91 to see if it makes a difference...

[Ally67]

Thats Murry McLains truck , I think he had a m/bike shop in Nelson at some stage
Is it still for sale ?

[unstuck]

Must spread.

[NordieBoy]

That bus is bigger than his old shop was.