THURSDAY 12/4/2012

After a trip south from Dinsdale with a stop at Te Awamutu to get some spices and pasta sauce and a quick dump of waste, I had a good drive throught light rain through Kihikihi, Otorohanga,Te Kuiti where I turn off on to SH 30 . Stoped for lunch at Puketutu then on through Benneydale to the DOC camp at Pureora. Got here about 1.30. The skys where clearing and by 3 the sun was fully out . Went for a short ride around the walking track ready for a long ride tomorrow. Nice flat level track through heavy bush with lots of signs describeing trees ect.. Here by myself allthrough a group of walkers came by in two vansand did a short walk. In internet wilderness here so will send this latter

Black Friday

Nice quite night no hoons here.Had a late breakfast then headed out on thr Pureora timber trail. A good level surface but going mostly sightly uphill into the forest Love uphill out rides because that means a donwhill return went for 9 kms winding through heavy forest ending in regrowth pine forrest Did a small side trip to see a old 1928 catapiller crawler tractor Had a great downhill ride back inspite of having to stop every 4km to pump up a sloe lek, too lazy to replace tube , will do it when I get back.

Saturday

Another quite night although a and camper snuck in sometime during the night. Very misty this morning but as te sun came up it all burned off. Had breakfast and got all set for a 26kms ride aroung the Maraeroa Cycleway loop, but got lost after 1km as the track disappered.. carried on and rode up some forrest trails, not to my likeing as the ars to rought and you keep looseing trackion, never mind it was a beautiful day so rode on for a hour till I hooked up with the Pureora timber trail and di the downhill section or that. This would be the best forrest trail I have been on. Nice smooth track and winding threugh heavy bush.I did not know how far I went as my speed/log had a hissy fit and did not work. Will head out tomorrow for Taumarunui

Sunday

Did not head for taumarunui but Piropiri Doc camp instead Wasy out in the sdticks along 18kms of dirt road. Still there was about 6 groups there. The Roar is about to start so a lot of hunters about. Another quite night awaken by birds in the morning

Momday

Head for taumarunui a nice drive alon theMangapehi to Ongarue road joining up with SH 4

the road runs alongside the main trunk railway , that would have been a job when they build itt 100 years ago ( finished in 1908) refueled refood now of to a NMCA Camp atPiriaka where the is the best fresh water supply in NZ. Time to drain my tanks and refuel