[Damo]

I left home on Thursday afternoon. Now I'm sitting in Auckland airport waiting for my last connecting flight. I have been sitting in airplanes for just under 32 hours by this stage...

I discovered my NZ drivers licence had expired and the only way to renew it is in person in New Zealand. Booked myself the tickets and 4 days later, I'm sitting on a whole series of planes.

Sleeping tablets are your friends...

Got a whole lot of catching up to do while I'm here. Loads of riding invites, but I'll have to see how things go time-wise. I leave again next Thursday, so my family will disown me if I don't spend some time with them!

No camera with me except iPhone, so I'll try to post at least a couple pics.

Yo.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Airplanes+airports = Teh suck. Have fun while your home!

 

[drkenan]

Have fun! You from Wellington?

 

[I Are Baboon]

I had two seminars this week.

 

[dhmike]

well at least your looking at it the good way by getting some riding in . i've seen some of the riding down there [ tipping point dvd] and your going to be doing some good dh while your there , lucky bastard !

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

You'll be able to one-up anyone who has a whiny DMV story.

"...oh really, you had to wait 2 hrs in line to get your license ? Let me tell ya..."





But more importantly Damo, do toilets really swirl the opposite direction in NZ ?

 

[gsweet]

just slightly jealous. my little bro is studying abroad out in aukland, so if i can get some work in the next little while, i may just head back out there. outside of the northeastern united states, of all the places i have lived/visited, the south island of NZ feels most like home to me...

 

[valve bouncer]

Sleeping tablets are your friends...

Truer words have never been said.

 

[Westy]

I bet you will get used to the civilized world this week and once you get back to France all the B.O. will become overpowering. That is unless it is less intense than the smell of sheep ****.

 

[stevew]

i feel guilty if i fall asleep on a plane......to say i snore loudly would be a understatement.

 

[drkenan]

i feel guilty if i fall asleep on a plane......to say i snore loudly would be a understatement.

You feel guilty about something?!?

 

[MikeD]

You live between Morzine and somewhere in NZ. I live between Central Africa and DC and soon, Hyderabad. Je crois, tu sais quelque chose que je ne sais pas.

 

[Damo]

I've been having a blast here so far. Been catching up with loads of friends and family.

Went down to Wellington (missed out on seeing you DaveW, but caught up with Ricky).

I'm now chilling out, waiting to fly out tomorrow back home. No photos for now, I can't access the internet on my own computer...

Yo.

 

[Alpha Kenny Body]

Let me help you with the pics... mom sent me this one from auckland :b

 

[SkaredShtles]

I had two seminars this week.

Dude. That is TOUGH. That pvssy Damo had best shut his whiny hole...

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Damo, you can sit in the plane while I ride my bicycle.

kthxbai

 

[MikeD]

caught up with Ricky

Did you have to climb Makara Peak and visit him in his smelly hermit-guru cave?

 

[Damo]

I'm about to go ride a loop of Kahuterawa Valley with my sister. This was my old haunting grounds when I lived in Palmy. We spent many years building tracks up here (huge local forestry/native bush land with permission to build). It is where I 'cut my teeth' so to speak. My sister was the one who introduced me to mountainbiking many many years ago, so this is going to be awesome!

A good 3 hour ride will be good before sitting on a plane for another 30-odd hours...

 

[Damo]

Ok. Back home now in France. Tired. The flight back seemed longer than the ones to get there.

Here's a couple of iPhone pics.

Looking down on Mt Ruapehu. This is the one that erupts every now and then scaring the sht out of skiers.

One of the waterfalls near my parent's place.

Kahuterawa trailhead.

My big sis.

This little 3yr old has her Uncle wrapped around her little finger.

 

[valve bouncer]

Enzed. Horrible place, all those snow capped mountains, lakes and rivers. What you want is deserts! Endless f*cking desert.