A weekend to remember
Dunno bout you lot but that was one ell of a weekend 
Just to set the scene a lil. Ive have had very little time off for the last 6 months with a new business (on duty 16 hours a day 7 days week), I finally got set free on Friday. Set sail on the mighty TL for Palmerston North. Got as far as Bulls when I had seen the FIFTH highway patrol 
Twas good I was in no hurry 
was easily the best mileage I had ever gotten from the TL thats for sure lol (at 191km's I put only 9 litres back in). Anyway so I pull into PN soon after & call into AFC motorcycles. 45 mins later I rode out on a ZX7R 
I had semi pre planned it via one phone call two days earlier to Brenden, who seemed like a throughly nice chap.
Anyway so I call up Yod who had messaged me about catching up for a ride & told him what I had just done much to his surprise lol. Wasn't able to ride today as it was getting late & I was booked into a backpackers in Napier. So off I go heading north of PN for the first time ever, never been round those parts at all before so was well stoked to be exploring it all & on a new bike & man what a bike!! Fantastic back note & handles like a dream, especially after the TL lol, fark what a pig that is in comparison lol. Anyway so north bound we go through a few lil towns & onto SH50, had been recommended over SH2. Not a bad a road at all, not super twisty but still fun, very little traffic which is always nice.
Get to the backpackers & the owner has fluffed my booking & he is virtually full lol, obviously he is pretty embarrassed to do it to another operator. So he offers me a choice......both are free.....either have the spare room in his apartment or sleep on the top bunk in a 6 bed dorm.............................with 5 girls
Obviously I went for the dorm 
Anyway so next day bright n breezy im up & ready to roll, had to wait for Yod to climb out of bed 
He recommend I take the Middle Road from Havelock North & make my way to the (something a rather) pub (starts with a P), typical in the middle of bloody no where kiwi pub, great lil place with nice owners & friendly locals who entertained me while I wait for Yod who was delayed due to giving free road rules lessons with a not so willing cage driver who had almost taken him out lol.
Note: if you have never been on the "Middle Road" from Havelock North then I highly HIGHLY recommend it, good condition, smooth & wide with each corner leading to the next, what a fantastic piece of road! Anyway so after a chin wag & the respective oggling of each others bikes im lead by the mighty blackbird for mile after mile of back country roads, each new turn off through up a slightly different type of road & condition including meeting a couple of sheep & a squadron of turkeys ffs lol, 8 of the buggers, mum dad & ALL the kids. Slowed down enough to not be able to read the longest place name in the world lol. Finished up the ride in Dannevirke I think it was? where we had to help a poor bugger push start his KTM adventure bike (after about 5 farking goes lol, geez I was buggered running around in all that bike gear on a hot day).
Anyway so I head off back to Napier after farewelling Yod. Pretty uneventful ride back other than siting a few patrol cars on hella long straights (like 2km long buggers) parked up way way down off to the side of the road. Went passed him at a shade over a hundy, he had a good stare at me too he he.
Following day (today) I set out early, hit the road at 8:30 this time heading northwest to Taupo, again first time on that highway & loving it, hardly anyone around at that time of the morning. Pulled into Taupo in pretty good time & headed down the lake to Turangi then onto Taumaranui & down the famous SH43 "The Forgotten World Highway". By this time I am quite comfortable on the Kwaka & picking up the pace, not a soul on the road but me & a stinking hot day 
Ended up being 1300km's in 3 days
WooT WooT for summer, its finally here, my there be many more like it.
Reckon we are pretty blessed to live in this part of the world & have the freedom we sometimes take for granted. Couldn't help but think how lucky we really are, it really hit me a few times while pondering lifes mysteries on the road.
Hope you all had a weekend as good as mine in your own way
Boob
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
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