Day 5 My own beach Woke up to yet another beautiful sunny day. Though there was a bit of a chill in the air today, but not too bad. Im also getting very used to riding on the left hand side of the road. Seems almost natural now, weird. THis mornings ride was a bit of a waste. I road west towards Matamata, where the Shire from Lord of the rings is supposed to be. "Hobbiton" as they call it here. Well. I rode and I rode and I rode and I couldnt find i...

NZ Day 4 My Mecca I woke up to a sunny and hot day again. AWESOME! Today is all about ME. YOU missed out on EVERYTHING! sigh. I can't take you anywhere it seems. Today was a gorgeous day. I met a lovely kiwi woman and her daughter this morning. We chatted up while I was loading the bike. (THAT always happens, its like an invitation to talk to me) But its all good! She was from Auckland and we talked for a few mins about things. She was super nice as all kiw...

Day 3 Flash back! I slept great again last night, did you? Woke up to a warm beautiful sunny morning, loaded up the bike, and got under way around 10AM. Today was going to be a long day, possibly the longest of my whole NZ journey. 317 miles today. Oh, I've done more, LOTS more in one day, but NZ miles are way different then any other place. There are no straight lines here, just twist and turns all over the place. A motobikers dream. There are also tons of r...

NZ Day 2 What a day! I slept SOOO good last night. I was super sleep deprived from the past day(s) that when My head hit my pillow, I was out! So, I woke up today refreshed and ready to go! d*** an my cabbie from yesterday was picking me up from the hotel to take me to the bike shop. Go d*** on! Good guy! I got to the bike shop and was immediately greeted by Aidan. He was super friendly and more then helpful. We sat around and shot the s*** so to speak and t...

Day 1 This is a new Day 1. Starting a new leg in the journey. Right now I feel like I am at the Jersey Shore. Im sitting in my motel living room. YES living room. That's just how we roll now. You and I. This Motel room is a total Jersey shore kind of room, although You keep noticing the asian decor and commenting on how much you like all of that. Let's back track a bit shall we... Today...er I mean yesterday. Ok, I know it was Tuesday when we had a short fligh...