Busy morning this morning!

Talked to Niki on Skype, talked to Kez and Mitch on the phone and Adie on MSN….phew, lots to talk and think about!

We also got a ring from Wellington Motorcycles to say that Louise’s trip knob was in – sweet as! So off we went to Wellington on the bikes.

Picked up the trip knob and fitted it, had a coffee then we went over to Lyall Bay. What a lovely place, good for surfing too as there were some lovely swells coming off the Cook Strait. Came across the Taputeranga Marine Reserve just before the road turned into 4×4 beach country, looks interesting and worth a re-visit.

On the way back around the coast we stopped to see the aircraft taking off across the bay from the airport and found a strange piece of sculpture – for here that is. A quick look at a nearby plaque cleared the strangeness up though!

We started heading home, but the traffic was quite busy on the SH1, so I pulled off and we stopped in Porirua for a KFC.

We thought we’d go back over Battle Hill, and I thought I’d try and get ahead at the top to take some action pics of Louise as she pulled into the car park – I obviously didn’t pull far enough ahead to have the time though.

I suggested we try turning left at the bottom of Battle Hill, and pulling into the garage forecourt right next to the junction. The junction off Battle Hill by Paekakariki is pretty dicey at the best of times – by turning into the garage it reduces the traffic flow from four directions at once to just one! I tried again to catch Louise at the bottom – a bit better this time, but still not good LOL!

I think I’ll stick to riding, I don’t think action photography is a particular forte!

Total mileage 132 km (about 83 miles)