nev
Super Térrarist
Our trip started in Auckland. We flew in on Friday afternoon and checked into a hotel in the city. Spent the afternoon and evening wandering around central Auckland. Had my one and only beef and reef for the trip at a pub near the hotel. Disappointingly none of the other places we went to had it on the menu. (or they did, but not when I wanted a steak).
There were a couple of cruise ships in the Auckland harbour. The Sun Princess,
and the Arcadia, which got underway while we were wandering about,
Saturday morning we headed out to collect our bikes. A Spanish business man who was in town for a conference was collecting an R1200GS for a week of touring at the same time we were loading our bikes.
Day 1 we were heading north. Once we were out of town we stopped to check out the view, and the machines which we would be riding for the next 2 weeks. This was my XT660R
and Jo's G650GS
Our destination for the day was Paihia, on the east coast of the peninsular about 250km north of Auckland. Instead of the highway we navigated a route through many backroads and graded farm roads.
One of the highlights of the day was the Mangakahia Road running north up to Kaikohe. Magic sweepers in the afternoon sun. Eventually we arrived in Paihia.
There were a couple of cruise ships in the Auckland harbour. The Sun Princess,
and the Arcadia, which got underway while we were wandering about,
Saturday morning we headed out to collect our bikes. A Spanish business man who was in town for a conference was collecting an R1200GS for a week of touring at the same time we were loading our bikes.
Day 1 we were heading north. Once we were out of town we stopped to check out the view, and the machines which we would be riding for the next 2 weeks. This was my XT660R
and Jo's G650GS
Our destination for the day was Paihia, on the east coast of the peninsular about 250km north of Auckland. Instead of the highway we navigated a route through many backroads and graded farm roads.
One of the highlights of the day was the Mangakahia Road running north up to Kaikohe. Magic sweepers in the afternoon sun. Eventually we arrived in Paihia.