"Reloaded"



Some spectacular vistas of New Zealand

Some spectacular vistas of New Zealand
These are just a tiny sample of the views I experienced during my last visit to New Zealand in late December '05 and January '06. So it is easy to see why I am drawn back to this beautiful country ...

Monday, December 18, 2006

But I'm not a Duck

Well, the weather, for the time being at least, is against me. During the weekend just passed, an occluded front parked itself right across the middle of NZ’s North Island and is taking its time to clear and dissipate. Meanwhile the darn thing is precipitating its high water content onto us victims below. In short, it started raining from around mid-afternoon on Sunday, 17th Dec, and the heavy stagnant 100% cloud cover hasn’t really cleared, in the slightest, since then.

Apart from some [still dampish] relief yesterday afternoon, Mon-18-Dec, it rained nearly all day. Today is no better; if anything, the weather is even worse. The outlook for the northern half of North Island is for continued periods of rain, with some heavy thundery downpours, easing from the west tomorrow, Wed-20.

It has just occurred to me that my bike is booked-in for a thorough diagnostic check-up and lube change tomorrow morning. If the weather has improved any by lunchtime tomorrow then I might just pop-up northwards on a reconnaissance mission. But it all does depend on the conditions. Motorcycling is no fun when it’s wet; four wheels and a roof is the order of the day in such conditions.

So, another lazy day today awaits me. Time to catch-up on the laundry, followed by a good read is probably all the agenda I’ll manage to get through before nightfall.