Heya Andrew

Yes we had a great time for sure, returning home has been interesting but we are lucky where we live and settling down has been ok to be fair.

We have friends who live there so we used local addy and licence numbers etc, easy enough to do without being dodgy, just optimising your information 8-)

Cheers Andi

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Cheers Andi & Ellen .... https://twomotokiwis.blogspot.com/ Two Moto Kiwis Alaska - Argentina - April 2012 -> Somewhere

So greetings all, today November 16th 2015 means we have been home 6 months today from some of the coolest and hardest times of our lives, introducing ourselves back to the human species has been interesting, rewarding, challenging, fun, sad and awesome.

The loss of big Kev while not unexpected knowing he was ill was a huge punch in the head and still remains hard to take.

We personally are great, Ellens work is coming together as is mine, one busy week, one not so busy so no stress and all good, our house took a beating from our tenants who thought rent meant wreck, ****in oxygen thieves but in the big scheme of things it is nothing.

Maya is home and being the graceful old retired granny in the corner watching the young punk M go out and play, M is the new 690 M is short for Maya Mini Me, 138 kg of entertainment and neat to ride.

IMG_9218 by Ellen Delis, on Flickr

In progress of life we sold our house and plan to build another, will have our feet on the ground here for another 3 years with only shorter trips away then we will hit it again ... that my friends can't come quick enough...but I suspect it will.

I have been over the reigns for our Wanaka Motorcycle Club doing the club captain thing and helping with the lads running trips and monthly gatherings at pubs etc so back into life full on, anything less means wasting time and ending up watching bullshit on TV.

Other than that life is as normal as life is within in the TMK household and life is good, best to all you guys and your families, make the most of what you have available and most of all wear that ****in moto grin wide with pride!!

To finish off, "You Can't 'Google' Experience" ... grab those bars and go offline!!

Cheers Andi

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Cheers Andi & Ellen .... https://twomotokiwis.blogspot.com/ Two Moto Kiwis Alaska - Argentina - April 2012 -> Somewhere

Hey Guys, good to hear from you again! While you were overseas we (wife Jill and I) did actually pass through Wanaka on tour of NZ. I brought my HD Sporty across from Aus, and our friend Allistair Meikle from Gore arranged a Honda 400 for Jill. Jill also has a Sportster, which she needs for work, and was intending to bring it also to NZ.


But we made a mistake and engaged a shipper called Get Routed! And that would have kept both bikes out of Australia for 5 months. This "organiser" had his own program after he had our money. So we had to settle for the Honda for Jill.


But I still had my HarleyBoy! Toured 16000km and still did not see all of NZ, but did ride the Piano Flat cattle trail, and Skippers Canyon!


A 4WD driver at the top of that canyon said "I've been driving this canyon for 30 years and I never expected to see a Harley come up that hill!".


73 year old rider, heavy motorbike, loaded down with touring gear - what could possibly go wrong!?


Rob Hall