There and back in 9 days
Day 1 Warkworth to Ashhurst 580 kms
Leave at 8:45am with grey rainy skies overhead, a full tank of gas and head south. First stop Huntly for a leg stretch. Turned off SH1 at Taupiri/Gordonton/Cambridge on to Tokoroa for lunch and fuel. Stopped at Taupo for a photo beside the great lake then off over the Desert Road (fuck it was cold!) and on to Waiuru for more fuel. Text to cowboyz to arrange a rendevous at Vinegar Hill with a few of the Ashhurst posse (interesting, EMUs attract cows??? How bizarre).
Into Ashhurst where we put paid to an awesome BBQ feed, a box of Codys and a bottle of wine and talked endless crap with them down there. Met some fantastic people, including one who should post more often eh black lamb? Thanks for the great night you guys. Crashed at cowboyz abode and was woken by a little voice asking if he could turn TV on.
Day 2 Ashhurst to Masterton 130 kms
First of the real mint weather days
We must have been great guests as the Ashhurst lot were very keen to see us out of their patchand accompanied us on some of the finest bits of road a bloke could ride. One does have to wonder about mother sheep feeding their lambs in the middle of the road though
Roundabouts can be challenging for some people you must exit them at some point eh
Got led on a wild Emu chase around Masterton before finally settling for a coffee in main street. Left the guys and went to our motel and did the family birthday thing in the evening.
Day 3 Masterton to Napier 338 kms
Headed north to meet MSTRS and yungatart at Dannevirke, and were taken on a fantastic excursion around some really cool roads in the back of beyond. Stopped at Wimbledon (no Wombles sadly) but it was closed, until MSTRS banged on the door and got the girl out of bed that isSadly no food was on offer even after she had got dressed so we headed to Porangahau for lunch after making the obligatory stop at Tahmatawhakatangihangakoauauotamatetpokaiwhenuakit anatahu. Then onto Havelock North via Waipukarau/Waipawa/Patangata/Elsthorpe. A detour up Te Mata Peak was made before arriving home in Napier. Stay tuned for pics.
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Discovered you don’t want to out stay your welcome there though, they set their friggen cat on ya 
to prevent a metre drop to the sand below, or possible to prevent a whale stranding or something. Tolaga Bay was stunning, Maha rode out to the end of the wharf. Stayed at the Inn there, highly recommended unless you want food at 3pm that is…more on that later.
Whats with the pair of us lying in bed rubbing Voltarin into our aching joints at the same time anyway 
Originally Posted by Gubb
) but you can buy beers and take them to your room. The pic of the Inn, the balcony area in front was off our room. The Inn manager was a top bloke, made us tea and said we could have whatever we wanted, mix and match the menu....
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