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Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:02 am
by col
Just thought i'd log on again and say hi again.
dont know if anyone remembers but i was i a blind panic
trying to source parts for my damaged trx before it was shipped to NZ.
well I've made it over, been here for 3 weeks now and it is such a great place.
all i got to do now is wait for the trx to arrive on 25th august
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Brockzilla you were right, it is a fantastic place to settle.
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:10 pm
by steve speed
good luck and keep a watch out for those spiders
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:28 pm
by Jak
welcome back
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:57 am
by ekoja
steve speed wrote:good luck and keep a watch out for those spiders
Spiders? what spiders?
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:04 am
by sherlock
The red backs we send over with our construction gear
. Quarantine have us flagged and fumigate all our gear these days
Where did you set up camp Col ?
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:26 pm
by col
we've decided to settle in Cambridge which is just outside hamilton.
I aint seen no spiders yet but they'll have to be bigger than a UK size 10
before i start to worry.
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:32 am
by ekoja
col wrote:we've decided to settle in Cambridge which is just outside hamilton.
I aint seen no spiders yet but they'll have to be bigger than a UK size 10
before i start to worry.
Now that imho is a great part of the country. With the mighty Wiakato river at your doorstep and Rotorua just a short TRX gallop across the Mamaku's you probably could not have done better.
So a big welcome from some of the locals
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:46 am
by Wombat
Gee Col, you're just across the pond from us now. Make it easy for you to catch a flight over to watch the Aust MotoGP, then, eh?
Bob
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:57 pm
by Jak
ekoja wrote:Rotorua just a short TRX gallop across the Mamaku's you probably could not have done better.
Ahh ... well if you make it across to Rotorua, Col ... go into the Pheasant Plucker pub which is run by a mate of mine ... his name's Alex Root-Reed ... he'll remember me as Jak from Gili Air
... say hi from me
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:00 pm
by Kevtrx849
He's not a pheasant plucker ,he's a pheasant pluckers son . He's only plucking pheasant's till the pheasant plucker comes.
Try saying that 5 times fast
Ahh Sulphur city, it aint what it used to be.
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:54 pm
by Jak
Kevtrx849 wrote:He's not a pheasant plucker ,he's a pheasant pluckers son . He's only plucking pheasant's till the pheasant plucker comes.
Try saying that 5 times fast
When Alex changed the name of the place to that I was telling my (very conservative (with a small "c")) parents ... I said "yeah, he's changed the name to the Pleasant ... " and yes I said it!!!
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:07 am
by col
my bike should arrive around the 25th august.
I'll have a "litttle" tidying to do on it then i can start to explore properly.
Already i've found some fantastic roads (shame i've found them while i'm in the car)
They have mile after mile of twists and turns, Really tight hairpins and fast sweepers
all mixed in together. cant wait.
I was hoping to get over to PI this year but it looks i'll have to wait until 09.
Re: Hello again from New Zealand
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:04 pm
by brockzila
Im green with envy col.
have a look at the corromande loop. start in thames and finish in thames or waihi would be a great days ride form cambridge, stop in katuna at the castle rock fruit wine shop.
by car or bike, my favorite part of the world.
good to hear you are all settled, h-town has a good selection of bike shops on terapa sraight