Guess where I’m going?
You’ll never guess so read the post :-) Aotearoa, “land of the long white cloud” Claire will be travelling by ship from Sydney, I’ll fly over 3 weeks later from Melbourne. I wonder why my cheeks are so...
View ArticleSchedules suck !
Schedules suck because I MUST be at Christchurch on the 17th of March 2014 to ship Claire back to the shed I reckoned I was confined to a schedule and I was trying to plan to see as much of NZ as...
View ArticleBon voyage Claire
Said “see ya” to Claire yesterday, it’ll be three weeks before I see her again. Andrew from Get Routed helped see her securely stowed in the back of the container but as she was the first bike into the...
View ArticleBon Voyage Claire [updated]
Well, well … take two. I should be practicing using my smart phone but unlike the phone I’m not smart so I’m using my notebook. Lots of dramas over the last few weeks not to mention the last few days...
View ArticleHaere mai
Saturday 14th December 2014 “Haere mai” is Maori for welcome and what a welcome I got. My welcome started on flight, the Kiwi crew were very friendly compared to my past experience. After a pleasant...
View ArticleKia Ora Claire
Monday 16th December 2014 Got up early to walk the 9k to Peter Fletcher Transport to pick up Claire, I need the exercise but thanks to a lift from a total stranger who by chance worked just across the...
View ArticleSunshine makes me smile
Wednesday 18th December 2014 I’ve been smiling since I boarded the plane to NZ but this morning my smile was a little wider as the sun was shining after 3 days of rain. Hoorah! But everything was wet...
View ArticleGetting lost in Kiwiland
Saturday 21st of December 2014 Rangiora to Blenheim. After saying goodbye and thanking Warren and Lex for their warm hospitality I headed north to Blenheim. As usual the first part of the ride was...
View ArticleWellington Wander
Monday 23rd of December 2014 Wandered around Wellington on Claire for a while and found the Botanic Gardens. During a pleasant brunch at the rose garden, which by the way is very impressive, the...
View ArticleGoodbye Windy Wellington
Tuesday 24th of December 2014 I woke about 06:30 and thought “good, an early start”, then at 08:00 the alarm woke me, damn I’d slept in. By the time I’d straightened up, had a coffee and tablets it was...
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