Just to mention Sue and Dan, the two Spyder riders from the US who are currently touring around New Zealand, are safe and well. They had been in Kaikoura (the epicenter) a few days earlier but had fortunately moved on from there.
If I am remembering the right road, from 40 years ago, it is/was magic - mountains with a dusting of snow on one hand, the ocean on the other
i don't remember all roads 40 years on, but this one was so wonderful the images and feeling stayed with me.
Really hope they can fix it
Yes that's definitely the one - it is the sort of road that you remember. Fortunately I did ride it a couple of times last month. On the second occasion it was early evening, the light was perfect and there were no other vehicles so I slowed right down to enjoy the views. Don't normally do the 'smell the roses' thing so thankful I did on that occasion.
Wow, was this from the earthquake that we heard about? Joe
Yep
I had never heard the term, "Munted" before.
Thanks for broadening my vocabulary today! :clap:
It's a very common term in the New Zealand Insurance industry
Munted
adj (1) used to describe severe levels of damage in an earthquake
(2) used to avoid offending others by saying f**k*d in the context above...
Origin, Christchurch NZ Sept 2010 earthquake but became widespread when used by the Christchurch mayor after Feb 2011 one
Have seen this too many times and in two continents. Hope you fared well through all the quakes. That is a lot of earth to move but hope they will rebuild. Fred Rau takes bike tours overthere and that may be one of the routes taken...all the best to all over there. Daughter is on her way to New Plymouth for a tattoo convention as we speak but has already had cancelations but is looking forward to visiting anyway. :thumbup: be safe over there
We're all good though that was the strongest we've had where we live. We also had to evacuate because the Tsunami sirens went off so ended up spending the night sitting on a hill which just made sure sleep wasn't an option that night
If Fred does bike tours of the South Island then that road would definitely been part of the route - It's in a number of motorcycle touring books including the Twisted Thottle book.
That's right the tattoo conversation is the weekend after next. Fortunately that area was unaffected by the shakes but I suspect anyone who was travelling up from the South Island via the ferry is going to be stuck as the ferry's have been cancelled at the moment. That's probably why she's had some cancellations.
...when you think about what has happened to the mountain, the road, the land.... it certainly looks like an enchanted place - VERY different from my land here in Northern Indiana!! Hope everyone was safe!!
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That sort of landscape looks very appealing at to moment
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