My Buddy Bailey

Bailey and I have been having lots of fun.
Biking has been a big thing for us this Summer, and after lots of practice riding up and down 7 mile, we got to do it the easy way and ride up on the gondola. We rode Skyline (thanks so much for discounted pass) on an awesome kids  downhill bike loaned to us by Outside sports.
It was so much fun that we rode until close and aaron met us with food to eat on the drive home (a couple of hours later than usual)
A few weeks later we hit the Wynyard  park. It's so exciting to see him growing up, and learning to make wise decisions.

Rail trail

Last but not least my Parents in the Summer of Family
We rode the Central otago rail trail over 4 days
Sat night Susan Hasler/ davies came to visit with Her kids and met us again on Sunday
165 km all up.
Don't miss
Omakau- Venison Pies
Oterehua- Gilchists store, Golden mine
Ranfurly- Ali's jewellery Studio

Tim in the tunnel

Big sky Country

Wedderburn Station

Via duct

NZ smallest post office

The whole team

Our last nights accomodation

Flying about

Aaron started flying lessons (paragliding) after our christmas break and is now qualified to fly without his instructor

I have been keeping busy riding my Bike and went in a local club race with T man and Tim.
Tim behind tagging in Tony( T man) for his lap. They were about 8-10 mins faster a lap than I was but it was a fun day



I have also been riding skyline gondola up and riding my bike down





I have also been working on The ford side family history. Got right back to early 1700's on some branches. The highlights are a convict great, great grandmother called Mary hurst. And a scandal of a  great grandmother running off with a married man two days after her 16th birthday.....  More as I uncover it.

Thwarted

Today I thought I would go up Remarkables for a snow shoe to check out the ice lines. The Ski field website said closed but in the last couple of hours the snowline had shrunk back so I thought it would be fine. I was so Confident that even when I got to the road closed barrier I let myself through...The grader had been through I hadn't needed chains yet. Soon however I met the grader and beyond that the snow was too thick for me, about a foot deep Maybe a truck would get up but if you got stuck I wouldn't expect help getting out with all the warnings!( Pack shovel next time)

Turned back, I took a few tourist shots,  met a few girlfriends for coffee, and then rode my bike up Skyline where I bumped into a guy Tim I met at 7 mile last week and did a couple of runs with him and his mate Pete (Turd Sandwich is super slippery!)

ZOOT TRACK

We shuttled( rode down and drove back up in the car) Zoot track (Old trail near Skippers), with Tracey and Iain after work on thursday. The photo's were pretty dark but here's one of Tracey and I trying to look hard core.