Moments after this photo of Darryl Kitto was taken with the Rakaia River in the background Darryl was dead. The last few days have had their ups and downs in a number of different ways. Their has been high speed document runs, ice skating on newly laid road surfaces interlaced with scenery that stll defies the written word and rides that challenge both man and machine so much so that a rerun was called for. our journey saw us leaving Motueka and travelling int...

Yesterday saaw our arrivial at Greymouth and some idea of the natural problems that have beset Greymouth over the years. In order to gain a better understanding I walked the main Street until a local approached me and wanted to ask "Äre you the motorcycle riders who parked at the end of the street." Greg was also a rider (BMW R60/5) who had been at the Burt Munroe Challenge. So as he has lived all his life in Greymouth who better to ask. He left High School a...

The day was leak and cold infact watching the TV news tonight Hanmer Springs recorded the coldest temperature in the whole of New Zealand. As this was not a riding day the question posed was what should we do? The answer was simple well for two of us as Hanmer Springs is named for the hot water pools found over a century ago. The now modern complex of some 40 different pools that range from a coolish 28oC to the Hexongal pools that range from 40-42oC was our ch...

The two Triumphs made easy of the final 234kms from Glendaline to Hanmer Springs and after checking in at our motel we couldnt wait to go the final 3kms to Forest Camp and the rally. The gateway had a security check that ensured we had prepaid our $80 admission fee, we had. They sent us to administration where we collect our rally pack. It was somewhat small an orange bag a stubbie holder plain no branding a small torch a rally patch a NZ rally patch lea...

Jeffrey was up early in order to shop for breakfast before we left on the final 254kms to WATOC, the site of the World Triumph Rally, the prime reason for our visit to New Zealand, he was charged with checking our helicopter flight to the Fox Glacier. In due course he returned a little wet as the rain from the night before had not ceased. He did not look all that happy but we assumed it was the wet weather. Laura said "Jeffrey what's for breakfast? His reply "f...