Merry Christmas
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Merry Christmas:
@Kruse said in Merry Christmas:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Merry Christmas:
Just checked - Erewhon Station. Must have been a great ride to remember that after all these years. Rode it around Christmas time IIRC.
Ah - were you maybe referring to the Napier-Taihape section of it?
SH43 = Stratford-Taumaranui - still has 10km of gravel.
But... Napier-Taihape - is 100% sealed now... (although some parts of it... barely), but, back in the day (not that long ago) - large sections were gravel, ....- And yeah, stopped off at the old suspension bridge to the side of the road today - and saw it was colloquially known as the Erewhon Bridge, after the local Erewhon County
And then there's Erewhon station - down in the South Island.
Great pic.
So long ago, I can't even remember what bike it was - poss. the Suzi 380. Was def around Christmas though and memorable. Can remember stopping and there being complete silence apart from the ticking of cooling bike engines.
Oh yeah - if it's the Erewhon of that bridge, on the Napier-Taihape... I think I read somewhere a stat that the centre of that road is the most remote place in mainland NZ? Although that doesn't make much sense. Maybe the least inhabited? The most remote that isn't a dead-end? The least traffic? Something.
It really is some of the closest you can get to "Big Country" in NZ though. 150km, 8 different properties, I think? Canterbury presumably has some pretty big country, I guess. In NZ scales.Fucking remote, anyway. And I could tell the locals have gotten used to that, with a ute that VERY nearly fucked me up..... obviously thinking "There's a miniscule chance anybody's coming along this road just now, so I'll just start pulling out as I check, and... oh shit."
- And yeah, stopped off at the old suspension bridge to the side of the road today - and saw it was colloquially known as the Erewhon Bridge, after the local Erewhon County
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Hope you all had a great Xmas.
I got a 24-hour gastro bug on Friday night but as I was hosting 17 on Xmas Day still walked nearly 20km over the course of the days washing windows, tidying property prepping food etc.
Xmas Day went well. As partner now has 4 grandkids I had hung 40 giant baubles from the pohutakawa at the front of house. They and neighbourhood tamariki were all very impressed with that and light display so effort was rewarded.
Then to celebrate the first month anniversary of getting Covid sore throat and headache came back. Testing negative but feel like yesterday's dirty dishes.
Now back at work.
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That’s a very positive spin on what seems a bit of a shit time. Chapeau, Mon frere.
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Happy New Year all.
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Our old friend Stephen Jones seen in Scarborough over new year.
Flippin ‘eck: Walrus draws crowds to Scarborough on New Year’s Eve
Council postpones fireworks display while local wildlife experts urge public not to disturb Arctic mammal ‘taking a break’
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@Catogrande It's OK I only had the one day in the office - coz ol Corona was indeed back with a vengeance so spent 6 days confined to my house - no visitors , energy or excitement.
Back at work now as it's Financial Yr End, but feel like shit.
Happy 2023 one and all.
