415.8 kilometres in the Kiwi Sun (Or how Shaggie had the perfect Sunday…)

(Due to Photobucket probs, I have reloaded the pics but with only 4 pics per post - story now continues on Pg2)

Hmmmm….



Looks like a(nother) gorgeous Christchurch spring day!

Boomshanka awaits



Wife and son both happily occupied for the day = J for everyone!

Thru the semi dozing Sunday morning streets… - not the 9am departure I had envisaged but 0945 pretty good for me!

Decided to leave the Widder vest at home as I was so warm just getting ready to leave….

Maybe not the best idea in the world but I wasn’t actually cold on the trip just a bit cool at times….

First decent length ride for quite a long time and was thinking about exactly how ride fit I was – expected to have old man’s aches before the day was out.

I have to figure out a way to shoot pics on the fly but until then, you’ll have to put up with a lack of digital media proof of my journey north until this point:

North of Woodend Hwy 1



The hills are looking very green – evidence of a wet winter – but the spring so far has been pretty good

nice post Shaggie - looks like you had a great day. Thanks for posting. Great getting your son on the pillion eh? Cheers Aslan

Nice ride.

Nice report Shaggie!

Your country is beautiful.

Shaggie,

Awesome report!!

And just so you know, I already have the sticker ready to claim your island for the Kingdom of Rhode Island... and with that link you provided, now I also have a place to rent a bike.

Now, if only I could find a loyal subject willing to be a tour guide.......

Gee that's a tough ask!

Thanks Sara!!

S

Cheers Aslan! Yes it was pretty cool!

GB, almost every day is a perfect day for riding here!

Zadok, it was a fab day all round!

Man Oh man I need to get to the South Island this summer! Awesome ride report and photos.

Thanks for sharing a ride report on what has to be the most beautiful place on the planet. Wife was there and still talks about it. Need to do a bike swap-I ride NZ and you can ride the great roads of Texas. All 80,000 miles of bliss. Beside we ride Year Round, you might like that...

Cheers obsidian!

The Coro area's pretty darn nice too tho!

You're on!

altho we DO ride year round here too!

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Great looking part of the world this! Thanks for sharing

U know how it is, grass is greener on the other side of the country...

There are some occasions when pedal powered bikes just don't cut the mustard! Would love to have been on the trip with you matey!

Pedro

Cheers Pete!

I'd have loved you along as well!

Soon maybe!

Shaggie,

Beautiful! The bit from Christchurch to Kaikoura was my first experience of New Zealand from the saddle of a rented 1200 GS.

Other than nearly impaling Amy and myself on a bus when I pulled out of a parking lot on the wrong side of the road, we enjoyed every minute of it!

Looking forward to meeting you when we make it down there again!

BTW, if you ever need a host for a tour of the Texas Hill Country, just say the word!

Hi Shaggie

Nice report and pics on what looks to have been a great day! That wasn't Sunday (2 Nov 08) was it? If so, we were up SH1 from ChCh the day before and while it was dry and sunny(ish), a bit further up the road it got pretty interesting You certainly picked the right day to go for a "shakedown" cruise.

Catch you on the road sometime

Cheers
Allan

Hey Al

yes it was the 2nd - did you go up to Nelson for the 1000km ride?

Catch ya for a coffee at Little River sumtime

Shane