Napier, Wellington to New Plymouth - one day.
Mount Taranaki - nice hikes around. Wanted to do the 8 hour summit hike but the weather was a bit dicy so the parks people said no :_)
Heading up to Hamilton in the next couple of days so I might be able to go and see India beat New Zealand again.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Following distance
NZ has a speed limit of 100 km/h. Ok, the little lawnmower I'm driving in NZ is not the quickest vehicle but it can still do 100 kph on the speedo.
So why is it that low and high class yobos, in a Ford Falcon and BMW 745 respectively, still feel the need to sit 2cm from my rear bumper in heavy rain at 100 km/h?
Anyway Rotorua turned out to be a quick drivethrough destination. The sulphur smell from the hot springs got to me. Quick sidetrip to jade place for some presents.
So why is it that low and high class yobos, in a Ford Falcon and BMW 745 respectively, still feel the need to sit 2cm from my rear bumper in heavy rain at 100 km/h?
Anyway Rotorua turned out to be a quick drivethrough destination. The sulphur smell from the hot springs got to me. Quick sidetrip to jade place for some presents.
Five day forecast
Showers followed by showers
Schedule for the next couple of days
Rotorua
Taupo
Napier (mmm wine coutry)
Schedule for the next couple of days
Rotorua
Taupo
Napier (mmm wine coutry)
Monday, March 2, 2009
All flown out
02 March:
Billy Connolly show last night. Funny stuff, glad I came over to come and see him live. Couple of days into my holiday trip and I am already thinking of going home sooner. I use to be able to do these trips on my own, but I think old age has finally caught up to me. A couple of days in Auckland then I'm off to the countryside. Maybe my mood will improve.
Took a drive to some of the forests here around Auckland. Amazing stuff, did a couple of hours hiking and promptly forgot the camera. Took some after shots. Will upload pictures when I'm back in SA.
Of course the motorcycle people contacted me and said that they could not register my motorcycle as I still owe some money for speeding fines. Damn, just when I though that I paid everything.
I see that my sleeping patterns have followed me across the timezones :) In bed by 0:00 and up at 04:00.
01 March:
Landed in Auckland, man flying is not made for people flying cattle class. After 20+ hours of flying and 12 hours hanging around at airports I am sort of disconnected from time.
Billy Connolly show last night. Funny stuff, glad I came over to come and see him live. Couple of days into my holiday trip and I am already thinking of going home sooner. I use to be able to do these trips on my own, but I think old age has finally caught up to me. A couple of days in Auckland then I'm off to the countryside. Maybe my mood will improve.
Took a drive to some of the forests here around Auckland. Amazing stuff, did a couple of hours hiking and promptly forgot the camera. Took some after shots. Will upload pictures when I'm back in SA.
Of course the motorcycle people contacted me and said that they could not register my motorcycle as I still owe some money for speeding fines. Damn, just when I though that I paid everything.
I see that my sleeping patterns have followed me across the timezones :) In bed by 0:00 and up at 04:00.
01 March:
Landed in Auckland, man flying is not made for people flying cattle class. After 20+ hours of flying and 12 hours hanging around at airports I am sort of disconnected from time.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Adding numbers
Ok, finally got the courage to upgrade my f650gs to a 1200gs. Fun part is - I'm only going to have it for a week before I'm off to see Billy Connolly in New Zealand and touring around for 3 weeks.
Life is hard:) Although I have to add that I have not seen daylight in 6 months because of work.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Support your favourite artist
The thing is, it's far easier to complain about the lack of good music than to encourage artists to make better music.
Support your favourite artist by purchasing music directly from them, if they have a tip jar use it. If they are coming to your area make a plan to see them live and take along some friends.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
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