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I'm down unda, bitches.

Queen Charlotte curves around the bay... so curvy.
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I opened my visor for a bit because I am part dog and love the breeze. I promptly took a bee to the face. :laughing I have a stinger in my face.
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Here's the view from our stop in Linkwater. New Zealand... awful country, quite ugly, yeah?
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Look ma, I am on the wrong side of the road!
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The town of Picton, where the ferry had dropped me.
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And my ADVRIder/Internet stranger friend I hadn't met yet, Pete. :teeth
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On the way to his place in Blenheim. This area reminded me of the Applegate Valley in Oregon.
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At his garage. My luggage was lost. I got the gear in time. The rest of the clothes? Not so much. So I am in my buddy David's shirt.
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We also stopped at this place, the warehouse, to buy some more clothes. The fire alarm went off. :rofl
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I stayed at his place that night and met his family and their darling dog and big kitteh. I also had my first NZ burger, which comes with egg, bacon, cheese and beetroot. It's like breakfast on your dinner which is good since you wake up the next day and are not hungry until noon. I am waiting for the picture of me attacking that burger. It will be posted here... for the lolz.
 
Cheeseburgers are serious business.

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Awesome fun!
Are you still in Blenheim? My sis is t her other house there.
 
Oh wow! Sounds like an amazing trip!
 
Yup. 15 more days until I come back to the USA. Then straight to DV noobs. :ride
 
Woot!!! Awesome trip is awesome!!! So jealous!!!
 
This is @MrKiwi on ADVRIder. AKA, Dave, father of Red. He's giving us the BARF salute.
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This bloke is Pete aka @KiwiPewe on ADVRider, dancer, gentleman, sex-god (allegedly - see gentleman comment) and overall good cunt!
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I didn't snap a picture of Mark, who goes by Lili von Shtupp on ADV. I was too busy gazing at his dreamy visage. But Pete snapped a picture that I may share with you later. :laughing
 
After a good night's sleep at my friend Pete's place we set off to ride the Rainbow road. It is a privately owned area that runs from St. Arnaud to Hanmer Springs, We could slab to St. Arnaud, where we'd fill up and then hit the Rainbow. Or we could go an re-do Queen Charlotte Drive. No brainer. MAP LINK. Zoom in on the section from Picton to Linkwater and the decision will make sense.

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Here's Pete on Queen Charlotte.
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Here's a pretty bay, not sure of the name. It is east of Linkwater. I know that much.
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Linkwater
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More of this awful place. I can't help it, I took over 1000 photos in a week of this island. It's gorgeous.
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Here is the town of Havelock, where we'd stop for coffee and a meat pie. A meat pie is what we'd call a pot pie. There are many varieties and you eat them with your hands.
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Kurosaki said:
Sounds like some interesting characters.
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Pete was hilarious, a real bloke's bloke. He's from Germany but sounds like a Kiwi. He is extremely silly and was a real delight as a tour guide. He also RIPS on his KTM 950.
 
Thanks for carrying us all along! Looks like an amazig trip so far.
 
Pie consumed, coffee down the gullet and we're off to St. Arnaud. The next section was pretty but I didn't grab the camera quite as much. We were focused on covering miles. WE gassed up and drank yet another coffee in St. Arnaud, then off to the Rainbow Road. It had been closed due to very dry conditions but I got extremely lucky and it reopened the very day we were to ride it. :banana

It starts out as a paved road without markings. It's a bit goaty but nice.

Here you can see the nearby mountains and the tall grass. Note how brown it is.
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Then through some trees.
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Some fall colors.
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This bridge is after two gravel hairpin turns. :ride
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The tollbooth for the Rainbow station. $20 NZD per motorbike. The boothkeeper is a local who takes a two week stint accepting money. They sell honey and some honey soap here.
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Quite frankly I am surprised we were allowed to enter. Look at this. Full on goobers.
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And, here are a bunch of pictures of the Rainbow. So, so gorgeous.
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The descent to Hanmer Springs.

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Our sweet accommodation for the night.
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Here I am on the Rainbow giving my buddy Pete the BARF salute. It's a gravel road and the Kiwis lay the gravel down thick in some spots. Sometimes it is a bit like riding in sand.
 
And here is my face after the bee:
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And bikes on a boat. :love
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Bikes on a boat

Sounds like a good song title. You should write some lyrics in your down time. :teeth
 
I'm on a boat. I can float. Always pop a wheelie when you're crossing a big moat.


:laughing
 
That's a good start. There might be something here.

If you get famous off that, I want my finders/inspiration fee.
 
Share a toke and avoid the oaks. Cuz thats all she wrote.

So jealous Cootz! Mooooo pic please and maybe a few stories. Those of us coach surfing your adventure demand more. :teeth :twofinger


Edit: The bloke said grab the yolk, we dont want to scare the townsfolk and thats no joke. (must stop now...)
 
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OaklandF4i said:
Share a toke and avoid the oaks. Cuz thats all she wrote.

So jealous Cootz! Mooooo pic please and maybe a few stories. Those of us coach surfing your adventure demand more. :teeth :twofinger


Edit: The bloke said grab the yolk, we dont want to scare the townsfolk and thats no joke. (must stop now...)
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Ok. I'm heading to ride for the next week. You'll get small updates but it'll be a but until I wrap this up.

:ride
 
I
Love
Australia.

That is all.
 
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