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  Thursday, 1 January 2004


I'm back from Rabbit Island Beach. It seems like every man and his dog was on the beach there today. On this beach though they stick to the middle part, just a few kilometers of beach-front you can drive to, and park at. The rest of the 9km beach was mine. People don't seem to like going far from where they can drive their cars to.... good for me I guess;). I buggyied from one end to the other several times in perfect conditions. I clocked up a 45 more kilometers so my odometer is now at 982km. Not far from the 1000km mark. Maybe I'll get there tommorrow afternoon. My top speed today was 48kph, and my average speed was 23.8kph.


Heres a picture of my buggy at the West end of the beach. Across the channel is Mapua Leisure Park. Nelsons 'dress-optional' resort. As you can see this end of the beach has alot of shells in the sand that make a wonderful crunching sound as I buggy over them.


6:43:06 PM    Comment []

I must be getting old. I went to bed at 11.30pm on new years eve. Only to be awaken half an hour later by a neighbour letting of fireworks down the road. bah hum-bug!

On the other hand I did clock up 32km on my kite buggy yesterday, in the hottest part of the day, and I have sunburnt knees to prove it! The beach was crowded, (as it always is this time of year in Nelson with all the 'loopies' in town), so I had to pack up as soon as the tide was about half-way in or risk bowling a errant child or two. I think I'll try Rabbit Island Beach this afternoon, its much bigger... like 9 kilometers bigger! 8D

Screw house painting..... ;) rabbit island, here I come!

My kite buggy speedo has an odometer which now reads 937.1km traveled since I installed it, only a few weeks after getting the buggy. I'm wondering what would be a suitable way to celebrate reaching my first 1000kms? I feel like I should mark the occasion somehow... but how?


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