South Island tour for holidays so darling I won't be home for Christmas or New Year

**DIN PELENDA** · 7th January 2010, 21:42

Originally Posted by Maha

It is a nicer island DIN but the people? come on mate, we're all Kiwi's, yes even you....

Look forward to you write-up when you get back.
We are off to the beach for two weeks on Sunday to do a whole lot of nothing.
Enjoy the rest of your trip mate, see ya when you get back.

You know th ole' saying eh?
''Dont leave town till you have seen the Country''
Looks like you are doing just that...

There is no problem with kiwis on any island but I have to say is easer to found good one's on South one. Not being resist but it is just nice to see that Chinese and Indians are manly in tour buses and everyone is nicer on roads and more welcoming.

**LBD** · 8th January 2010, 06:07

Mate ...so glad Te Anau turned the weather on for you and you Daughter after my sales pitch...sounds like you had a great trip.....

**Genie** · 8th January 2010, 09:28

Originally Posted by DIN PELENDA

Thanks again for having us there on first night Karen, even as we left your place I couldn't believe I was on South Island, we are back in Auckland now, my girl left her suny's but don't worry about it I use bit of black tape on her visor to stop sun going in her eye's.
Other thing is what ever happened to this KB site since I was gone , it is change for worse and I found it hard to work it out.

yes...the KB site sure has changed. You'll get used to it...though I'm still trying to find smilies!!! It's the blonde in me.

Glad you both got home safely. Hi to Murina. Was a pleasure to meet her...such a darling young lady.

Hi from the kids...I showed them your pics and Daniel's all excited because it's din and murina!

**DIN PELENDA** · 8th January 2010, 11:06

Originally Posted by Daffyd

Did you get your tyre problems sorted?

No but I just got use to it and I did stop stop in Balcutha Honda shop and Christchurch shop all they say was back tire was different profile to front. You are right only good bike shop in Inverc.. is Yamaha. Honda shop in town charge me 100$ more for same tire and put wrong profile tire on it and I ride Honda. They try to say that tire from Yamaha must be old stock but I check it it was only year old.

**DIN PELENDA** · 15th January 2010, 20:19

So I was saying how cool our trip was. Just some more photos. Do I have to say how windy was in Wellington. That road sign just miss my broke few metes from us.

**stify** · 15th January 2010, 20:22

Originally Posted by DIN PELENDA

So I was saying how cool our trip was. Just some more photos. Do I have to say how windy was in Wellington.

glad ya had a good trip dude....oh and it's always windy in wellington..

**DIN PELENDA** · 15th January 2010, 20:47

Have to say on Ferry streps were good and I didn't need my one, they mast of got new ones and is good ting to put big rubber wedge at back of bike back tire, some bikers don't notice is there. West cost was nice, but we tray to get through it in one day cos was looking is going to rain we got to Franc Josef and it rain.

**caseye** · 15th January 2010, 21:08

Great pics there Din, she is a great place to go and see, all that there is to see right on our back door step.

**DIN PELENDA** · 15th January 2010, 21:22

Riding south of Hasst was nice and as we got to lake Wanaka and Hawea it was stunning I have to say West cost roads are hard on tires.

**DIN PELENDA** · 15th January 2010, 21:42

Riding those Cardrona valley roads between Wanaka and Queenstown was fun but there was some very windy roads coming down to Arrow Junction. You just have to stop and have beer in old pub.

**LBD** · 15th January 2010, 22:07

Mate ...looks like a great trip...nice pics, I know most of the spots...makes me home sick

One photo op you did miss..... if your Daughter is anything like mine ...on the coast is a bridge over a river called "Windbag creek"...I have a series of photos of her starting at about 4yo in front of the sign...she is in her 20's now and has not changed a bit.

**DIN PELENDA** · 15th January 2010, 23:03

From there we got to Te Anau ( far west ) to have lunch and as we were going north from town to Te Anau Down abut 25 km on way to M. Sound's we stay in camping ground just as you turn of road by Lake Te Anau biggest lake in South Island. We camp 10 m from water, lucky there was not high tide. It was beautiful sunset and wakeup by lake ,suggest for anyone to do it if you go there, 5$ per night camp is got toilet and million dollar view , just watch out for possums , that rubbish bag that we left outside tent was everywhere in the morning and they are nose neighbors.