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12-18-2011, 01:16 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Oddometer: 73
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My backyard and other places part 1
Hello all :)
Whilst I have spent much time reading others ride accounts on this forum I have not added much of my own so I decided that should change. For now I won't be going on any epic RTW trips but then its not all about that is it? Sometimes exploring your own surroundings can be interesting and fun as well... and you don't need a passport, visas or a carnet to do it so here goes. I live in Auckland, New Zealand and down here we are blessed with great countryside and excellent motorcycling roads in great abundance. We are now getting into our summer here after a long, wet and cold winter and if the forecasters are to be believed we are in for a long, dry summer. A couple of sunday morning ago I decided to head out to a little place on the coast called Orere Point. This is on the east coast of southern auckland. A warm but overcast day, quiet roads and plenty of twisties meant I could put the old girl through her paces and let her stretch her legs after a winter of commuting. oooh look, another car on the road... positively crowded :)  Coming into Kawakawa bay   The Orere war memorial hall. You will find one of these in pretty much every smaller town in New Zealand.   Orere point. Great swimming on a hot day.    I even saw a couple of these...AWWWWW :)   I returned the same way I came so I got to do this bit twice :)  Cheers Tracy
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12-20-2011, 05:46 AM
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Luckiest human EVER.
Joined: Feb 2009
Location: From Alabama to Newfoundland it's all Appalachian
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 Nice... HEY, what's that green stuff? Been a coupla months since we've had any in these parts.  Winter officially begins tomorrow up here. Whine... over. 
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12-20-2011, 06:35 AM
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Joined: Mar 2011
Location: US,GR,IT,UK
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That is plain beautiful! New Zealand is nice, wish I lived there,
probably gonna visit sometime in the next 2-3 years. Thanks for sharing those nice photos.
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12-20-2011, 06:36 AM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Oct 2010
Location: East Tennessee
Oddometer: 162
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Wow, now I know why this is on my bucket list of places to ride! More please ...
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12-20-2011, 08:38 AM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: Climax NC or Fancy Gap VA (milemarker 199 BRP)
Oddometer: 295
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Thanks, I needed that!
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12-21-2011, 06:45 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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As it gets more into summer things will probably brown off a bit though. Hope you get through winter ok without too many ride-withdrawal symptoms cheers tracy
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12-22-2011, 01:51 PM
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just passin' thru
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: New York
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Wow, great photos. I'm thinking I want to ride New Zealand!
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