There and back in 9 days

[Maha]

To all those who we had the pleasure of meeting up with over the last 8-9 days. Meanie/Monie/Dopey/Happy/Sleepy/Grumpy/Bashfull/Doc/Sneezy and Bonezy from the Manawatu....hang on, that makes Ten!
Choice night guys. B-B-Q was mint.

MSTRS and yungatart from the Hawkes Bay....
Lovely B-B-Q one night and Roast the next.

DangerousBastard and Bikerchick from the Eastern BOP...
Big feed and my favorite ice-creme to follow.

Oh and caught up with my very first boss (from 1980) in Whangamata as well...too cool..

[Maha]

A couple of Takeaways place's....
Pic 1... Ruatoria....can you see the 'Six Pack Squid' in the middle?... go SPB!!
Pic 2...Wairoa....dont know about you, but 'Boil up' pie (3rd from the bottom) is not something that I woul chose....ever!

[Maha]

A place where you can get to the East Cape Lighthouse if you want to, I didnt want to, did a bit of off roading at Lottin point, that was enough for this trip. But another cool place. Hicks Bays was a let down, dont think we even saw one person there, apart from the lady in the shop but that was it.

[Maha]

Had to visit this place. A bit of off roading for the CB. 4kms in off the main rd and half of it is sealed but the rest is goat track, the pic taken over my helmet is a good bit of the road, didnt want to stop of the bad part, but once you get to the bottom....WOW!!! worth the effort

Pic 3 is from the highest point and the first glimps of Lottin point, parked on a cattle stop, then its a 1st and 2nd gear with breaks applied trek to the bottom.

[Number One]

Noice pics and great report MoMahas Sorry I couldn't make a hook up but looks like you were well looked after by all in sundry. Glad the weather was good to yas...how your bums have recovered some feeling

[yungatart]

You forgot the fecken pics of the Tukituki river valley!
I walked freaking miles in full leathers on a hot day to get those for ya...no wonder my cat had a go at you!
If I'd known you weren't posting them, I'd have joined her in the attack!

Humphh! Thats bloody gratitude for you...mutter, mutter....

[Maha]

Played road tag with a couple from Southland through to Waihau, first meet them at Tokomaru Bay (their vans can been seen in the Tok pics) Stayed the night in Waihau, and very cool B and B, awesome people. Very nice crayfish dinner (half each) with a few beers, king size bed, oh the comfort....
The sunset was weird, we were on the east coast (or so it seems) but the sun sets in the west right????....Waihau Bay faces west?.. very confusing, I needed more beer!

[Maha]

You forgot the fecken pics of the Tukituki river valley!
I walked freaking miles in full leathers on a hot day to get those for ya...no wonder my cat had a go at you!
If I'd known you weren't posting them, I'd have joined her in the attack!

Humphh! Thats bloody gratitude for you...mutter, mutter....

Just for the lovely Tart who was away for 15-20 mins getting these pics in full leathers and lid.
A stunning part of the country but you want a laugh????
When she got back huffin' and puffin' (bless her) we set off for Hastings (or parts there of)
and 20mts up the roads was a great spot to take photos

Hey! look at that J....you got a panoramic thing going there? just noticed that.

[Mom]

...no wonder my cat had a go at you!
If I'd known you weren't posting them, I'd have joined her in the attack!

It is OK tart, you know I love your pussy, really I do She is just a bit hormonal at times is all

No matter my scarf needed a wash anyway, and nothing beats flying the tartan from an olde worlde pub balcony anyway...

[Mom]

I know some of us are interested in the finer details of riding so for us here goes...

We travelled 2236 kms (round figures)

We bought $249.06 of petrol.

Highest price for petrol was at Waihau Bay a whopping $2.12 a litre, the cheapest $1.959 (shared by Tokoroa, Ashhurst, Dannevirke, Napier, Edgecombe and Whangamata) and $1.979 in Waiouru and Gisborne.

Average cost per litre of petrol $2.02.

The CB carrying 2 of us and a heavy pack travelled 17.81km per litre of petrol.

[Mom]

Noice pics and great report MoMahas Sorry I couldn't make a hook up but looks like you were well looked after by all in sundry. Glad the weather was good to yas...how your bums have recovered some feeling

Talking of bums...

I need to give a big RAP for the seat on the CB! Seriously comfy, no numb bum for me, although I was mighty pleased to get off her when we got home last night to be fair.

[Mom]

A few random shots I took along the way

Garden bar seating Tolaga Bay styles

Opotiki - was court day there, all the bros in town for the day

Waihi - been through there so many times, never seen this

A really cool garden feature

[EJK]

To all those who we had the pleasure of meeting up with over the last 8-9 days. Meanie/Monie/Dopey/Happy/Sleepy/Grumpy/Bashfull/Doc/Sneezy and Bonezy from the Manawatu....hang on, that makes Ten!

Eeeeh? Is that what... 10 little dwarfs???

By the way, Awesome tour!!!!!
Those photos are absolutely breath taking!

[MadDuck]

Great write up and photos yous!

I am thinking about doing a round trip myself but heading to that "Other Island"

[Bonez]

Nice to see you made it safely home. Great pics. The tank bag was trialed as a pack today. Nicely shaped and not too much weight on the shoulders. Cheers.