An update

February 26, 2023

I have not ridden for a few days but will be going out tomorrow to see how bad things are. In the interim we visited friends up in Kinloch on Lake Taupo. We also went to the Bay of Plenty, a region that I had not previously seen. We played some golf, ate some good food, drank some wine and generally had a good time. The only negative was the very long drive too and from these areas because the short route was completely closed due to Cyclone Gabrielle.

The route we had to take because the 2 with black lines through them are closed, including Gentle Annie.

A monument to the cattlemen and their dogs in Fielding.

Driving across the desert highway with a view of Mt Tongario.

Our friends took us on a boat ride on Lake Taupō and showed us this Māori carving in the rock.

The gang out for a morning walk in the forest

After a round of 10 holes at the little Kinloch course

Tim visited a Māori village while we played golf. We toured here the last time we were in Rotorua.

The whole gang at dinner in the Kinloch Bach.

Mermaid on the rock at the entrance to the Whakatane harbour

White Island in the distance where 21 people lost their lives when the volcano erupted during a visit to the island from a cruise ship.

A panoramic view of the countryside on the way back to HN.

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