 1600x1200 Driving out of Wellington on my way north to Rotorua for the Cateye Moonride 12 Hour Race. |
 1600x1200 The campsite at the race, the course ended with weaving up and down the laneways directly in front of all the tents, every camp site had a track side camp. |
 1600x1200 Murray give the briefing for the race from a tuck back stage. |
 1600x1200 People riding past doing laps. |
 1600x1200 And again. |
 1600x1200 A view down from part of the track A Trail riding in Whakawerawera the next day, this is some incredible single track. |
 1600x1200 Our bikes outside the cabin we were staying in. |
 1600x1200 Getting into the beers. |
 1600x1200 The view from the summit of the hill above the mtb park looking down to Lake Rotorua. |
 1600x1200 Same place. |
 1600x1200 Lisa and I the day after competing solo in a 12 hour, Lisa did a few more laps than I, showing how soft us Aussies are. |
 1600x1200 Lisa photographing the photographer. |
 1600x1200 Heidi. |
 1600x1200 Lake Taupo upon my arrival. |
 1600x1200 Some of the rather good trail marking signs in the Craters of the Moon mtb park at Taupo. |
 1600x1200 More of the same, I thought these may be useful references for us in CORC for creating our own mtb signs around Canberra. |
 1600x1200 A switchback climb up to the top of some more fantastic trails. |
 1600x1200 The sign at the top of the climb, this is a good idea I think as it keeps the climb in better quality to decrease downhill wear on it. |
 1600x1200 Some of the dense rainforest single track in the park. |
 1600x1200 And again. |
 1600x1200 Craters of the Moon hot springs. |
 1600x1200 With people. |
 1600x1200 Being a Linux geek I had to take a photo of this so similar to RedHat. |
 1600x1200 A Bridge near RedHut pool. |
 1600x1200 Some interesting trail in the area, it was however pouring with rain at the time so I was unable to go riding without equipment damage. |
 1600x1200 Because I was unable to ride I decided to head up to the ski resorts Whakapapa and Turoa on the slopes of the volcano Mt Ruapehu. |
 1600x1200 Rather bleak approach to Whakapapa. |
 1600x1200 The stark volcanic rock with some water falls and such on the way up. |
 1600x1200 A contrast to the happy valley ski lift in Perisher Blue in Australia. |
 1600x1200 More waterfalls. |
 1600x1200 The road driving up to Turoa was even stranger, tropical seeming rainforest on the approach up to the volcanic landscape again. |
 1600x1200 Mt Ruapehu |
 1600x1200 And again. |
 1600x1200 More Ruapehu. |
 1600x1200 Some of the stark landscape up near the summit. |
 1600x1200 Rainbows looking out toward the flat lands. |
 1600x1200 More views down off the mountain. |
 1600x1200 And again. |
 1600x1200 Some of the lifts at Turoa. |
 1600x1200 The ski run map at Turoa, a lot smaller than Perisher Blue. |
 1600x1200 One of the beginner ski areas near the car park. |
 1600x1200 New Zealand road signs can be confusing, all over the north island I saw signs like this, no other sign or explanation, just a lone exclamation sign. |
 1600x1200 A Mountain bike area near Wellington, Belmont Regional Park. |
 1600x1200 A close up of some spiderwebs looking through to the Wellington harbour. |
 1600x1200 Some picturesque views of the harbour. |
 1600x1200 A few of these photos |
 1600x1200 were taken in a panorama |
 1600x1200 so they could be stitched together for a wide |
 1600x1200 angle view of the |
 1600x1200 Wellington harbour and surrounds. |
 1600x1200 The view from the trig point that is highest in the Belmont park area. |
 1600x1200 Some photos before descending back to sea level, this fine weather really is rare for Wellington at this time of year. |
 1600x1200 The day after this was miserable and rainy. |
 1600x1200 My hard tail before cleaning it to pack up for airline travel to Dunedin and back to Australia. |
 1600x1200 Ghosts at the Eureka pub in Dunedin, Left to Right, Jon Oxer, Mike Beattie (standing), Steph, Cartman (obscured), Michael Davies (armed and dangerous), Jeremy Kerr, Nick Phillips, Martin Pool, Mark Tearle (standing), Aj Towns (camera wielding). |
 1600x1200 Mike Beattie, Mr lca2006. |
 1600x1200 I wonder if that is the beginning of shock as he realises what he is getting into. |
 1600x1200 Euereka has a dessert called Chocolate Indulgence that is to die for, 5 different types of chocolate stuff combined in one dessert. Here is myself, Michael Davies, Jeremy Kerr, Nick Phillips and Cartman. |
