Early this afternoon Kerry rang and convinced me that the rain was over and that an Orewa ride would be good.
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Beveridge Track, Titirangi
Keen to ride a new trail, and to see if Steve the bike mechanic has finally got my gears changing properly, I headed to the Waitakeres this morning.
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Lake Rotokakahi – Green Lake
Kerry wasn’t very keen on riding this morning, and it took all my powers of manipulation to make him think he was persuading me to ride around Green Lake near Rotorua.
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Mangapurua Trail to Bridge to Nowhere
I’m sitting in the bush at the lookout over the Bridge to Nowhere, on the Whanganui River.
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Tongariro River Trail
After our big ride the day before, we decided to have an easy ride along the river outside Audrey’s family holiday house in Turangi.
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Moerangi Track
This morning we had a huge cooked breakfast ordered for 7am, because we planned to ride 38km across the Moerangi Track in the Whirinaki Forest.
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Whirinaki Track
We arrived in Minginui quite early, so we asked our hostess at the Whirinaki Forest Holidays lodge to drop us at the end of the 16km Whirinaki track and pick us up two hours later.
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Royal Albany with James
This evening I went for a bike ride with my son James, down at the Royal Albany Bicycle Reserve.
Drain man strikes again
I spent this morning working on the Royal Albany Bicycle Trail.
Whitford Forest – Wairoa River
Rode another new trail today with Kerry, out past Whitford.
Ambury Park to Stonefields at sunset
I took my bike for a ride around the Manukau after I dropped Felicity and Judith at the airport this evening.
Waharau – Whakatawhi Ridge
This afternoon I went for a new ride at Waharau Regional Park.
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Swanson Stream
This morning we were both keen to keep exploring where we kayaked to yesterday, so we drove to where Triangle Rd crosses the Huruhuru creek and started looking for a walking track upstream.
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Huruhuru Creek
I’ve been keen to try out my new kayak racks since I got them, and today I got my wish.
Proposed new track 18 is way cool
Took my bike out to Riverhead yesterday to check out what the West Coast Riders Club have been up to in their block of forest.
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Upper Puhinui Stream
As we headed south on the motorway this morning, a gentle drizzle began which forced me to learn how to use the wipers on the new car. By the time we arrived at Lambie Drive it seemed to have settled in, so we donned our trusty ponchos and set off alongside the stream towards Manurewa. Continue reading Upper Puhinui Stream
RIP Spaghetti
Yesterday I rode a bunch of Woodhill trails for what might be the last time. Next week the loggers arrive to harvest the pine trees. The bike park hopes to be able to repair the tracks afterwards, but they will be out in the open for quite a few years; the sandy surface will dry out faster and be less fun to ride.
Lower Puhinui Creek walkway
Our mission for today was to explore the section of the Te Araroa Trail that runs from the edge of the Manukau Harbour and up the banks of Puhinui Creek.
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Afternoon at Murawai
I’ve just returned home from a very pleasant outing to the West coast, where Ian Thomsen was celebrating his 60th birthday. Judith went early in the morning to work as a kitchen slave, but we arrived at midday, just as the BBQ was being lit.
We didn’t even manage two of the five whole beef fillets, but it was an excellent feed. I was sure glad I went for a run this morning.
After eating, everyone except the serious drinkers went for a walk on the beach. I enjoyed catching up with Elaine, recently returned from nearly four years in London.
A brief shower of rain encouraged us to turn back, but by the end of the beach it seemed sunny again, so we climbed the steps to see the gannets. A much heavier shower saw most of the group heading for home, but I stayed for a while with Murray watching the birds.
I bought a new vehicle
Today I went to Turners Auctions to bid on a Nissan X-trail I found on their website.
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