Hi from Warwick, England

[martybabe]

I was parked up on a hill on a country lane about as far from civilisation as you can get, having a depressing thought or two,when i heard a whistling coming my way.This old fella turned the corner ,saw me and made a bee line for me. We got chattin and before long I realised his accent was familiar. looked down at the writing on his tee shirt and it said" Birmingham fun run".

12,000 miles from home in one of the remotest parts of NZ two Brummies chewed the fat about the brilliant place we now lived in. About 15 mins later a camper van turned up and a young couple got out.Matey goes over and strikes up a conversation. "where you folks from" "Birmingham England Moyt,Wut yow doing in the middle of now where. I'm thinking what are the odds, then I'm thinkin,what ARE the odds. On a road from nowhere to nowhere the only people I meet are three guys from my home town, 19,200 k away.

This country seems to be awash with poms at the mo. They recon its the biggest exodus since the first somewhat unpopular wave of Brits 150 years or so ago. Why? Dunno but don't get crushed in the stampede for a better life.

Hurry up before they shut the doors.

[Mort]

Reet Kev - another pom ere from Manchester...

you gotta like this place.... looking at the snow and shite falling on Blighty over Easter .... whilst we had sunshine, beaches...bit of a swim....

You'll work harder, get less pay and perks and but there's no doubt its a better part of the world.

[James Deuce]

This country seems to be awash with poms at the mo. They recon its the biggest exodus since the first somewhat unpopular wave of Brits 150 years or so ago. Why? Dunno but don't get crushed in the stampede for a better life.

Hurry up before they shut the doors.

The current influx of Poms is just the gentle waves lapping at the shore of a perfectly still lake on a night lit by a full moon.

The first 60ft wave of Chinese will probably trip over you guys in the rush to get settled before the 100ft wave arrives. I would be very surprised if I didn't have at least 1 half-Asian grandchild in 25 years time.

[Unit:Me]

The current influx of Poms is just the gentle waves lapping at the shore of a perfectly still lake on a night lit by a full moon.

The first 60ft wave of Chinese will probably trip over you guys in the rush to get settled before the 100ft wave arrives. I would be very surprised if I didn't have at least 1 half-Asian grandchild in 25 years time.

Shhuussssshh, stop telling everyone about Godzone alright?

[martybabe]

The current influx of Poms is just the gentle waves lapping at the shore of a perfectly still lake on a night lit by a full moon.

The first 60ft wave of Chinese will probably trip over you guys in the rush to get settled before the 100ft wave arrives. I would be very surprised if I didn't have at least 1 half-Asian grandchild in 25 years time.

Nail on head J2, glad you mentioned it, I'm hard wired to implode if I dare mention immigration in the UK and the perils thereof .It's a apparently a crime and not a prediction, to point out your island is sinking due to an unmoderated open door policy at border control .

That's a bit rich coming from an immigrant init. oops, imploded.

[James Deuce]

The replode team is on the way.

[Morcs]

Just joined. Saying hello and gonna pester you all with loadsa dumb questions about NZ cos Wifey and me are just about to start the immigration process and come and live over there.

I'll do my best to stick my posts in the right place but if I cock it up..........sorry

So to start off with.

Where on the islands can you do all year round riding?
I ride year round here, the only weather I won't ride in is snow because the arsehole drivers over here don't have a clue about skid control. This winter has been very mild, only one or two snow days in Warwick so my season hasn't been curtailed.
Last summer was unbelievably wet, floods everywhere.

Oh, I'll do my best to convert distances into Km but if I get it wrong it's because I don't work in metric. I work on vintage cars and they were all imperial.

Hopefully some of you will shout back to me.

Look forward to chatting with you.

Kev

Welcome Kev,

I had a mate come out last year. He was here 2 weeks, organised a hire bike and did some good riding.

That was enough to bring him over. Hes due here in may.

Its worth coming for the riding alone.

[martybabe]

The replode team is on the way.

Thanx for calling them.........See Kev,Do ya see what there like,they'll even help a stranger with there plodeing problems and some of em can make me laugh with only six words. It can take me half a page to get a titter.

Sorry Kev. BOOK YOUR TICKETS.