Summers Almost Gone

Summers almost gone.. We had a good one - as I read the Northern Hemispheres talk of daylight savings started, blossom, warmer days and melting snow... I see leaves changing colour and beginning to drop, extra precipitation even though it is still fairly warm. Ahhh! Hmmm!

Having seen a femme get skittled from her bike by an illustrious female(Immigrant from the sub continent) SUV driver who went straight through a stop sign and, and, and, did not even get out of her dam vehicle to check on the cyclists condition I have kinda cut the cycling around Auckland for now.

As I stood directly in front of this SUV whilst dialling 111 (NZ emergency Number) and threatening to do damage to her vehicle if she ran me over I thought OMG this could have been me. This stupid person appeared to not even understand, speak, comprehend English so how the @#$% could she read the STOP SIGN. Scarry stuff I tell you - riding a bike in Auckland is like roulette with death.

When the Police arrived even he could not get through to her!!!! Now that is even more of a worry - The cyclist is fine and hopefully the SUV driver will be off the road for a while :-)

I have decided to flag the Cycle Challege on the 23rd and do the Rotorua Marathon instead (Walk it!) I am a Gymmo but love the outdoor stuff - can't beat all that urban toxicity to give the immune system a fright - No I get out to the open space and beach if possible.

Last Saturday I wanted to check out the launch of the Ponsonby Fringe Festival so walked the 10kms there and back - friends and family do a polite hehe oooh when I tell them my plans. If I thought it was dodgy on my bike holy moly it is like dicing with death as a pedestrian. I so appreciate my trusty RAV 4!!!! Anyway...... I checked out the few Artists and the designer dog show - Only in Ponsonby Auckland!!!!

Hmm - am trying to upload some pics - first shot so we shall see what happens - if its a big blank then I will do a TBC.....