PT back to civilisation :)

**Posh Tourer :P** · 22nd December 2004, 21:00

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

Welcome back PT - good summaries from that lot & great pics from you. :spudwave:

TY CSL

If anyone feels the need for more pics, of anything from gross rats to more scenery, let me know.. :Yes:

**Posh Tourer :P** · 22nd December 2004, 21:28

Oh and I got on the bike today for the first time in a month to do a quick run into town - I hadn't realised how much I missed it... Cripes it's good to be back on a bike

Even better when I'm lane splitting past stuck solid cages... heh heh heh....

**jrandom** · 23rd December 2004, 05:57

Good photos, PT.

What camera were you using? I suspect you've posted about your camera before, so forgive my senility.

**Firefight** · 23rd December 2004, 07:41

hey Maarten, welcome back man, great pics, looks like all you had over there was fine weather ?

F/F :spudwhat:

**Milky** · 23rd December 2004, 11:59

Originally Posted by Hitcher

No, you can't modify your bike if you don't have any money

Some of us would dispute that to the end...

Originally Posted by PT

If anyone feels the need for more pics, of anything from gross rats to more scenery, let me know..

mmmm.. that one of the inside-out rat... yummy

I will let him tell you more about the weather and camera specs - seems strange for me to answer questions about his trip... Then again, maybe I could charge out agent fees for representing him

**Posh Tourer :P** · 23rd December 2004, 14:15

Originally Posted by jrandom

Good photos, PT.

What camera were you using? I suspect you've posted about your camera before, so forgive my senility.

Kodak DX6490 - 4MP, 10X optical zoom, F-stop 2.8-8.0, shutter speeds 1/1000 to 16 seconds, full manual mode, 256MB MMC card, (wank wank wank

)

I also took a tripod but didnt use it for those photos.

I do like the camera - the manual mode is easy to use, rechargable batteries, big LCD screen, good menus and joystick to use it - only letdown is the dial for changing modes, which is hard to turn. I'd also like a greater range of F-stop values, but oh well.

The batteries last for about 300 photos if you dont use the LCD screen too much (use the little electronic viewfinder instead) or the flash. I took 2 fully charged Li-ion batteries (1700mAH), and used about 1.5 over the month.

Oh and FF - basically we had one day raining all day, and another 3 or 4 with a few showers. The problem was the wind (most days at least 20knots, if not 30) which made it hard to kayak around, and got the chop up a bit which meant we got wet.... Had only 3 or 4 calm days over the month.... Would be a great place to have a dirt bike over there.... mostly gravel, thin twisty roads...Only one cop....

**Motu** · 23rd December 2004, 14:42

A lot of those on Barrier are ex Waiheke,they left when the trendies came.They don't like their ways tangled with....

**Posh Tourer :P** · 23rd December 2004, 18:39

Yeah - and now the trendies are getting to the barrier - where to next?

**erik** · 23rd December 2004, 18:39

Welcome back Maarten

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Are you back working at the information centre?

See ya on a ride when I get my bike sorted.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 23rd December 2004, 18:59

Dont know really eric, I'm going to be in and out over the summer, I'm spending the second week on Jan up in the Bay of Islands, so I doubt I'll be working up at Arataki much....

You coming on the Tour de Ork ride?

**erik** · 23rd December 2004, 19:16

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

You coming on the Tour de Ork ride?

I'd like to, but I just ordered some new sprockets tonight from Victorian Motorcycle Wreckers in Aussie, plus I need to get a new WOF once I've got the bike going, so sadly I don't think I'll make it.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 23rd December 2004, 19:27

Originally Posted by erik

I'd like to, but I just ordered some new sprockets tonight from Victorian Motorcycle Wreckers in Aussie, plus I need to get a new WOF once I've got the bike going, so sadly I don't think I'll make it.

Gutted....

mmm pointless posts...