We have been out and about a bit this year. Having had quite a few visitors over the holiday period helped.
New Years Eve was spent quietly at home, but New Years day we rode up to Whangarei to collect a top box I had bought for my new (for me) BMW. We stayed the night with friends then rode down to Auckland where we spent the next couple of days with more friends. Due to an altercation i had with a quiche dish before xmas, resulting in a infected leg I couldn't go swimming so we walked and had an icecream instead.
We did the Karangahake Gorge walk which is really lovely. There is a lot
of gold mining history here so is always very intersting. 
of gold mining history here so is always very intersting. 
We took some English friends on a bike ride around the Coromandel Peninsula and showed them
our beautiful harbour as well. We never get tired of these places and the more we show them off the more we realise how very lucky we are to live where we do.
our beautiful harbour as well. We never get tired of these places and the more we show them off the more we realise how very lucky we are to live where we do. Last week I went tramping (hiking) with my girlfiends. Again we are very lucky to have the Kaimai Ranges right on our doorsteps with its many tramping tracks and huts if you want to stay overnight. We just did a 6hr day tramp that took us to the top with spectacular views of both the Bay of Plenty and the Waikato.
Marty is busy getting the race bikes ready for our big three day event at the beginning of February. It will be the normal last minute rush I think, but that system has worked well in the past.
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We have still found time to go fishing but the fish are still proving to be very hard to catch. We did manage to have fresh snapper and trevalli for breakfast yesterday morning and will be having fresh snapper for tea tonight.
Life isn't too bad at all in our little piece of paradise.
