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Alrighty then, the beginning of some blogs completely unrelated to the TT2000…
Yeah, The TT2000 was just a few weeks in the past and Colin and I had been each imagined to be on it however stuff occurred alongside the way in which…
This yr we had been repeating final years occasion by not solely finishing the TT but additionally taking the WR’s down so we may examine some extra cool driving within the South Island that suited the little bikes. Having a ute definitely helps…
Previous to us leaving the North Island, each ferry firms had been having main dramas with most of their boats out of motion. Lots of people (together with TT riders) had been having their bookings cancelled and never with the ability to rebook because it one stage there was just one boat from every service operating!
One way or the other our reserving (made final yr) did not find yourself being cancelled however after getting up at 5 to make the crusing we then needed to wait 12 hours on the wharf earlier than we may even board! We did get to have a wander up city and seize a feed however as a result of we nonetheless saved getting up to date boarding instances we ended up spending most of that point close to the ute chatting with different travellers. Somebody even ended up with Colin as a good friend for all times…
Ultimately (round 8pm) we boarded and headed out throughout the straights. After a feed and chatting with different travellers inside the recent inside of the boat I began feeling a bit inexperienced so spent an excellent hour outdoors within the chilly earlier than we lastly arrived (very late) in Picton.
Our unique plan had been to drop the ute and little bikes off at a pals place in Blenheim (thanks Marty) however we did not assume it could be that well mannered to reach at 1pm and wake everybody up…So our plans needed to change.
With no lodging booked (and it being very uncertain that any was accessible), we determined to drive by the night time (with the whole home and contents) and goal for Wanaka the place we might have the ability to drop off the surplus baggage, seize a sleep after which make our method to Gore on the large bikes for the beginning of the TT.
Nicely, it began off okay as we blasted off into the moist darkness however by the point we hit Kaikoura (possibly 02:30 or so) I used to be positively not feeling too good. We swapped drivers however this simply moved the criminal bloke to a special seat. We ended up making just a few stops alongside the way in which however I used to be getting worse and worse.
As soon as we hit Geraldine we stopped for a good whereas and I wandered across the place just about simply searching for a spot to have a heave. I wasn’t coming proper and actually simply wanted to get in some severe slumber. So we ended up getting right into a motel and I hit the pit.
This gorgeous a lot ended our probabilities of with the ability to get to Gore for the journey as properly nonetheless had approach too many automobiles and the startline was nonetheless a good approach away however the begin time was getting nearer. Colin known as Shannon and we pulled the plug. Hopefully we’ll get down to finish the journey earlier than subsequent years one…
Anyway, though this looks as if a crappy begin to our vacation (and it was), we did handle to recuperate and ended up having some nice enjoyable on each the large and little bikes. Extra quickly…
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