Good evening,
Last night I met up with Carl and Isabel who are two and a half years into a RTW trip. We had a few beers and a meal (as usual I picked Fish and Chips) but did not expect the size of the portion of fish!
With a full stomach I was an early night. I am still waking up at about 3am! and watched some awful films and some dubious Australian Ruled football.
I met up with Carl and Isabel as I was packing to leave the hotel, and was on the road by 9am and stopped for fuel in the town before heading of the town on Franz Joseph.
Miles and miles of excellent roads (not one pot hole) along the coast and into the hills - I can see why the “Fern” is their emblem, the roads are lined with them - it was like riding through a tropical wonderland. Very few cars, a few motorcyclists and very few petrol stations.
I stopped for breakfast at Hari Hari (tea and a pie). Then rode on to Franz Joseph. A few eateries, bars and many helicopter outfits given flights over the Glaciers.
I brought an old helmet with me with the intention of dumping it at the end of the trip. It’s is now starting to fall apart on the inside but it may last. The SatNav is still misbehaving - still no voice directions, sometimes it lets me play music and strangest of all it has started a give crap details of destination distances and times. It needs a reset I think….
It’s nearly time to walk into town and find some supper!
Nite nite
