Another good day in Welly

Today started with the weather looking mighty horrid but as the day progressed the weather picked up its game.
Chris and I went into town to go Kayaking but due to the wind they were not renting out and kayaks so we ended up getting some brunch at dockside.
After this we decided to cruise through town and gather some goodies we figured we would need for our monster bike ride of tomorrow, the Karapoti Classic!

Chris needed some gloves and I basically did not need anything but we got out with quite a bit more gear......

I then had to move cause I had my "Basic Handling" course and test which you need before you can start riding a bike in NZ so off I went to the motor cycle school.

We did about 2 hrs of turning and breaking, accelerating and all sorts of other basic things and they tested us afterwards....
I passed :) Now left to do is go to the theory office, sit a test and get my learners license.
This implies you can ride a 250cc from 10am to 0700pm without passengers with a max speed of 70km/hr (Oh and drive around with this massive yellow plate with a massive L
One needs to have this license for 6 months before you can go for your restricted license.
This one you may still only ride between 10:00am and 0700pm on your 250cc but you can use the actual maximum speeds.
If you do a special test after this restricted license you can go for your full license 3 months after you have gotten your restricted and after that you are a real biker :)

In between all this there are loads of tests and fees to try and scare you off but I said I would have my license before the end of the year and I will make it so!!

Time to continue the preparations for tomorrow!!