Stunning Coromandel Loop just outside Auckland

The worst of winter seems to have passed and the Auckland skies are clearer for longer patches now, which is great news for me, a fair weather biker. On Saturday I went for ride through the beautiful Waitakeres with my wife and on Monday I managed to get out on my bike for an amazing run to the Coromandel Peninsula Loop which I must confess is aboslutley overwhelming in its beauty. Having scoured the internet for great motorcycle rides, I have seen very little to rival what I experienced.

Here's my biker blog on the recent biking events in and around Auckland which, if you take the time to read, I hope will convey a sense of the beauty that is so close by to enjoy in and around Auckland and the North and South Islands . Of course there are equally bicycle rides, hiking (or as kiwi's say "tramping") trails and other great outdoor pursuit opportunities but my passion is motorcycles so this is just my angle.

On a map New Zealand is a small geographical place on the globe but there remains a sense of vastness and granduer that I imagine is becoming harder to find these days and even more difficult to access and enjoy in relative safety.