In the 12 days of fall since I left you, quite a bit has been achieved. I am now on my way to Melbourne and the penultimate Belfast – now known as Port Fairy. When I left, I was trying to arrange for the return of myself and the bike to Dunedin; then the plan changed,ContinueContinue reading “3/15 – Doing The Time – 10-21 March 2025”
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3/14 – The Road To Recovery Begins – 3-9 March 2025
When I last wrote I was about to spend my third night in hospital. It’s now five days later it’s Sunday the 9th of March. I got my first pictures of the bike from the trucking company and from these it seemed that, like me, the bike has got off quite lightly. I made myContinueContinue reading “3/14 – The Road To Recovery Begins – 3-9 March 2025 “
3/13 – Belfast-2-Belfast On Hold – 03 Mar 2025
Due to unforeseen circumstances my trip has had to be put on hold for a bit. As you might have guessed from the main photo, I had an accident. It was the most serious of my tumbles to date, leaving me with a broken rib, a fracture in my hand , some impressive abrasions and numerousContinueContinue reading “3/13 – Belfast-2-Belfast On Hold – 03 Mar 2025”
03/12 – The Missing Week, Central Otago – 23 Feb–01 Mar 2025
Sun 23 March 2025 The weather today was not pleasant; cool and threatening rain. My first stop was the Burt Munroe “Museum” in Invercargill. This is housed in a hardware store, E Hayes & Sons; a hardware store that outshines any I have seen before. It occupies a whole block and apart from offering just aboutContinueContinue reading “03/12 – The Missing Week, Central Otago – 23 Feb–01 Mar 2025”
3/11 – Otago – 16-22 Feb 2025
Sun 16 – Tue 18 Feb: Pounawea The next three days were slow and relaxing; just what I needed to start my holiday. 😊 The rhythm of the evening of my arrival continued; we didn’t do a lot except eat, chat and drink a beer or two. A visit to a local place of interest, Jack’s Blowhole,ContinueContinue reading “3/11 – Otago – 16-22 Feb 2025”
3/10 – Tekapo to Dunedin 14-15 Feb 2025
Friday 14 Feb 2025 The day dawned bright and in slow time I got myself ready to face the ride to Oamaru. Before leaving I chatted to three lovely Scottish lassies; the wanted to know what my bike was called! When told she didn’t have a name they were horrified! So! Anyone with any thoughtsContinueContinue reading “3/10 – Tekapo to Dunedin 14-15 Feb 2025”
3/09 – Belfast, Canterbury, New Zealand – 11/12 Feb 2025
Tue 11 Feb 2025 Because it was raining, I set off from Liz’s place towards midday, with a promise of dryer weather in the afternoon, and indeed I reached Blenheim with nothing more than a few sprinkles to bother me. The road was, as I had been warned, boring, with it’s only redeeming feature being,ContinueContinue reading “3/09 – Belfast, Canterbury, New Zealand – 11/12 Feb 2025”
3/08 – My First Traffic Stop! – 08/10 Feb 2025
A bit longer than usual this post, but not a single technical word in sight; promise! Saturday 08 Feb 2024 My day dawned in darkness at 0400, as I had to be at the ferry by 0515 and had been warned that they were pretty strict about timing. Unusually, I got there early after ridingContinueContinue reading “3/08 – My First Traffic Stop! – 08/10 Feb 2025”
2/22 – Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall – 11 June 2024
A few days ago, I said to a friend, who was under a bit of stress, that it has to rain sometimes, so that you appreciate the sunshine when it returns. Well, this week has been monsoon season! I also discovered today that when someone comments on my posts, I don’t get notified; I haveContinueContinue reading “2/22 – Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall – 11 June 2024”
1/37 – FROM THE SEA TO THE MOUNTAINS – 05-12 Dec 2019
Next morning that generosity and kindness continued in the shape of Ahmed Barnawi. Ahmed is a leading light in the United Bikers Team in Jeddah, and elsewhere. He came along with his trailer and took me and bike to the local Honda dealer to have a few repairs carried out. The easy way to travelContinueContinue reading “1/37 – FROM THE SEA TO THE MOUNTAINS – 05-12 Dec 2019”
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