Day 1 - Rolling out of Christchurch
Right. Let’s ride. Bikes rebuilt, bags strapped on, and a quick test roll confirmed two important things. 1. Everything seemed to work. 2. These bikes were now a lot heavier than I remember. Leaving Christchurch was always going to be the easy part. Actually leaving on time proved a little harder. We finally rolled out of Ashley a bit after 1pm , much later than planned, after dealing with some IT issues that needed sorting before we headed into the sticks. Not even one day in and the itinerary has already been thrown out the window.