A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Another fine day, so much for the tropical cyclone forecast! Had breakfast in the motel (self catered) and set off for Paihia on the ferry from Russell. I was the only one on the little ‘Waimarie’ ferry, not Fullers. The skipper, solo crew, was busy doing chores most of the
I was glad to see the sun shining when I woke up on Sunday morning. The plan was a relatively short 45km trail ride to Opua with a ferry ride and short road section to my overnight accommodation in Russell. That gave time for a leisurely start with breakfast in
Cycling
Awoke to better weather, still overcast but warm, no rain and still no wind from the threatened tropical storm. Opononi Lighthouse Motel was great, quiet, clean and right on that beautiful harbour front. It was straight back on the bike, I skipped breakfast in Opononi as had another destination in
Day one of my ride was a mix of cycle trail, Pou Herenga Tai - Twin Coast Trail Kaikohe to Horeke, and road riding to Opononi for the night. After a good, big for me, breakfast (pancakes with fruit, honey & two coffees) at Mint Restaurant I assembled my bike.
Travel
I’ve wanted to ride Pou Herenga Tai - Twin Coast Trail (Opua to Horeke, Hokianga) since learning about it a couple of years ago. I have ridden in the area a couple of times but that was all road touring. The trail (No. 1 & 3 green sections on
See you there! Kerry Thompson (KTA) will show how he uses Revit with other tools to execute workflows to create, manage and export (to other platforms) Revit details & library content. Tools used include: Revit, AutoCAD, ImageMagix, PDFTK, Acrobat, Windows scripting (DOS), AutoIT, Dreamweaver, FileZilla, MindManger, Power BI, Dynamo, Lisp,
I’ll be there! From the DUG Organisers The first 2019 session of Dynamo Users Group NZ is just around the corner! A promising evening to Explore Parametric Design for Stadia. Please don’t forget to register for it (& Event details)at: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/dynamo-user-group-nz-tickets
Red lights, cars stopped, green pedestrian and cycle crossing, all good?
It is astonishing how many cars are doing a head on "’chicken run’ down Triangle Road passing stationary traffic, on the wrong side of a double yellow ‘no passing’ line, crossing a two lane bridge with no means of escape. They must have a good job to be that
Answers to questions about the rare, but not exotic, car I drive Yes its a 500, no its not a Fiat 500 About 1000kg, about 120 KW/160 BHP Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse technical specifications https://www.myabarth.co.uk/2008/09/fiat-500-abarth-esseesse-technical-specifications/ In line with the philosophy which has
Today’s ride was the first real chance to test my new Tailfin Pannier System. I had fitted it for the short “Get the car ride” last week but today loaded a single bag with the items I commute with (toolset, wet weather gear and ‘lunch’) for an 87km mixed
It all started with an email. A running TradeMe search for “Fiat” turned up this listing which got me thinking about a way not to replace the Fiat Bravo HGT which is my daily drive. I should also credit, blame, Sam “Seen Through Glass” whose numerous Abarth YouTubes. many I
