Saturday, Dec 16, 2006
Well tomorrow I take off on my bike again, finally. I’ve been working out the route with a friend of mine here that I ride with all the time.
I’m nervous as all hell and the reason is the place I am going is really a nowhere place. Its a dirt road, and I’ve been told to expect traffic every 30min at most. There are no people for the first 80 or so miles so I will be camping in the bush on the side of the road for the first night, I have to be completely self sufficent. I’ve packed enought food to keep going. After the 80k I emerge into Maori land, and thats where I really start cranking it because they don’t like white honkeys very much. I’ve been told that most of the people I will see in the area are carrying guns because the economy is run on drugs. Woo! This is adventure to the fullest. Once I get out of there I’lll be camping on one of the most remote at serene lakes in NZ. Who knows how long could it last? After the lake the road turns back into pavement and i’ll cruise my way into the whiteish established town of Napier. If I dont post another update in 10-12 days, assume the worst. But you are a few months after Queenstown.