The orange leaves shout that it's autumn in Auckland but I am on one of Auckland and New Zealand's many golf courses and the late afternoon is still. I return home after the game and jump on my motorbike with my wife on hers and we meet friends and all ride through to Ponsonby "international" food court for one of the numerous inexpensive Asian dishes on offer. 
After dinner we ride from the vibrant night life of Ponsonby in a convoy of four motorbikes through the pretty suburbs of Auckland into the upmarket beach suburb of Mission Bay where we have Danish ice cream and coffee before heading home along the waterfront road to the Harbour bridge that leads us back to the North Shore of Auckland where our little Saturday night jaunt began.
Every weekend for weeks now we have gotten out on our bikes because "pretty soon now the weather will change". And every week we are blessed with yet another weekend of stunning weather.
Well, the rain will set in and newcomers and visitors will swear that Auckland is a wet city. And they will be correct, it is indeed. But life goes on, including outdoor activities. And in the midst of winter I have no doubt we will wake up to moments of clear, crisp skies and text our fellow bikers to meet for a spontaneous rides and golf games. And then one day the clouds will part and more glorious sunny days will be beckoning us bikers to rediscover the breathtaking scenic routes that are Auckland in all her splendour.
update - this last week had the most AMAZING, clear days but I was at work!!
ReplyDeleteLiked the added map.
ReplyDelete