tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post2477816437048756323..comments2024-03-18T17:27:03.352+11:00Comments on The Road to Nowhere: New Zealand - Day 1 Auckland to RotoruaStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-70109199193437241592021-03-20T10:19:28.437+11:002021-03-20T10:19:28.437+11:00Very much the same thing. Yes I have liked every b...Very much the same thing. Yes I have liked every blogger I've met so far, and the conversation flow easily like we have know each other for years.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-61864971919567413632021-03-17T21:21:15.726+11:002021-03-17T21:21:15.726+11:00Yes it sounds like very similar circumstances to w...Yes it sounds like very similar circumstances to what we recently experienced. It would be good to meet other bloggers as you kind of know them through their stories. Zed14https://www.blogger.com/profile/05890329732003218147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-65650715296828424242017-03-19T14:07:01.423+11:002017-03-19T14:07:01.423+11:00Yeah navigation was a little bit trouble some for ...Yeah navigation was a little bit trouble some for the whole trip but it made for a memorable trip thats for sureStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-8454020616240326352017-03-19T12:40:12.571+11:002017-03-19T12:40:12.571+11:00Great stuff, I did similar ride on day one of a to...Great stuff, I did similar ride on day one of a tour there myself and I got lost at same junction but I did a U turn I think and came into Rotorua on route 36. Looking forward to reading the rest of tour. Motorcycle Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/13402800735593646123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-29790941820302831362017-03-09T18:54:27.871+11:002017-03-09T18:54:27.871+11:00Poor old bushpig, shouldnt ride bikes with pannier...Poor old bushpig, shouldnt ride bikes with panniers at all imho. I'm sure your right on the sticky undies thing lol.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-51262233614216229532017-03-09T18:52:32.130+11:002017-03-09T18:52:32.130+11:00Yeah our Geoff was doing it a bit tough, didn'...Yeah our Geoff was doing it a bit tough, didn't tell you at the time as i didn't want to worry you at all, we could still continue on no problem and it was a surprise for the blog.<br />Yeah mate getting lost on the north island is easily done as you'll notice in coming posts.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-89132560001053702962017-03-09T18:49:06.949+11:002017-03-09T18:49:06.949+11:00Sorry to keep you waiting mate theres more good st...Sorry to keep you waiting mate theres more good stuff to come yet.<br />Sit tight and relax, you'll get your turn.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-45995484952689309972017-03-09T18:47:22.955+11:002017-03-09T18:47:22.955+11:00Yep day 1 certainly did pack a punch! It was fanta...Yep day 1 certainly did pack a punch! It was fantastic meeting with Geoff a real treat.<br />I had a female penpal from Boulder Colorado who I wrote to for several years. Yes Brandy we are old. LolStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-84101401624043451862017-03-09T13:02:58.878+11:002017-03-09T13:02:58.878+11:00Great write up Bro.
I feel for poor Geoff J. Not ...Great write up Bro. <br />I feel for poor Geoff J. Not only did he have the misfortune of running into you, but he was further scarred by meeting the Bushpig. Geoff will be in therapy for years after....... ;)<br />Remember that exploding bottle of Coke that was in Geoffry's pannier on the south island ride? He needs to not put anything liquid except for toothpaste in his panniers. He must like sticky undies.....Flyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304812333120293988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-34462383557484275922017-03-09T10:31:01.481+11:002017-03-09T10:31:01.481+11:00Steve mate!
What an excellent write-up - absolutel...Steve mate!<br />What an excellent write-up - absolutely classic prose and the photos are great too. Even though we were only together for a few hours, riding with you and the team was an utter privilege and I mean that. That comment by Tarsnake's son was really interesting. Like you, I haven't come across another blogger that I didn't like and it certainly felt that we'd known each other forever. Massively enjoyable and it was a real shame that it wasn't got longer.<br /><br />So sorry to hear about the mishap on the other side of the Coromandel Hill and pleased that Geoff came out of it fairly well - I had no idea! Crikey, talk about taking the long way round to Rotorua - that was a huge day! Yeah, a GPS would have been really to mark up your accommodation on. Wouldn't be without my Garmin.<br /><br />Can't wait to read about the rest of your adventure! Brilliantly written so far.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-31448023490101010632017-03-09T09:57:53.391+11:002017-03-09T09:57:53.391+11:00Sweet, been waiting for these blogs...hurry up!Sweet, been waiting for these blogs...hurry up!Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-80542527043142131692017-03-09T07:28:23.798+11:002017-03-09T07:28:23.798+11:00Wow, you guys really know how to start off a holid...Wow, you guys really know how to start off a holiday. And that was just day one.<br /><br />I am happy you got to meet Geoff James, have to admit, I am a little jealous.<br /><br />Glad Aussie Geoff was alright after his wee get off too.<br /><br />I had to laugh when you mentioned penpals. Back in Grade 4 we were all assigned penpals (from Australia). I still remember my penpal Lisa's address in Murrayville, Victoria, we wrote back and forth up until we both graduated in 1989 and then lost touch..... Damn, we are old.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.com