Paeroa

 Just a short trip with C. Last weekend was lovely and warm, so I took out the inner layer of both motorcycle jackets as I felt that warmer weather was on the way. 

We rode out in chilly 14 degree C weather, and soon there was a strong cross-wind, with that distinctive feel of a southerly. There is not a lot between New Zealand and Antarctica, so the southerly can be cold for a long time. I took the usual road out to Paeroa, with a potential plan of going to Waihi, but as I felt cold and I was sure that C was too, we stopped to eat and warm up, and called it a day. It was a more pleasant ride home as the temperature increased to 18C, but the wind was piercing. I took a more rural route to Tahuna and it was very pleasant to be on good roads. 

So not much of a trip, and work at the elections tomorrow. I will be doing a ProRider Gold motorcycle course on Sunday, and then I am back to work on Monday. I can't say I am looking forward to that.