Mission: Aucks

It happened again. The planets aligned and I got a day off to ride my bike! But this time around things were going to be different. I had a BMX. Auckland has a cool pump track at ABD in Waipuna - you can see it in the satellite photo here.

So it was that two mums took two little bikes on the back of the family wagon while the kids were in school (and daycare) and the dads were at work, and drove to Auckland for a play.

Progress

My last couple of months have been pretty full - with a good amount of work on the go, learning to play ukulele, and riding my BMX. It has been a fun distraction from life in general to have a couple of new toys to play with.

I bought my BMX off a friend in Dunedin who had decided to upgrade to a race bike and do the national series. I got a good bike in great condition for a pretty sharp price. Since then I have learned to bunnyhop properly - no clipless pedals. Okay, so I can only get 3-4 inches off the ground, but it is progress.

Work for me has pretty much dried up for 2009 and I'm not likely to have any more on until about mid January. I'll do my best to make the most of the time off. ;)