La Italia

Hi all sorry group mail but hey,
Hope your all well, Im currently living in Riva Lake Grada Italy writting on a pre historic computer that is driving me mad !! So no pictures sorry.
All is well here have been to some amazing places lately and riding some amazing down hill tracks on my bike. Have met up with a few locals showing me the good tracks and places to drink.
Living in a really nice camp ground at the moment under these huge olive trees and a huge swimming pool which is great !!!
Have eaten some amazing food and the tomatoes here are amazing which is great when you love tomatoes !!
Very hot, great food , wine , beers , Ladies !!! and a very different change from nz so far. Have been travelling around a bit and hope to head to Milan once winter comes but who knows really have been here a month almost.
Jobs are very hard to find right now as every one is on holiday and accom is the same so next month ill be on the hunt till then just holidaying and riding my bike and chilling under the olive tree love to ya all Mike.

Floating perfection

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Pete! Hold your breath... no spear gun in hand but I'm sure you could introduce her to the finer side of filleting!

"steak and cheese pie... and a coke, thanks"

Hey Brothers !
Hows the mission going Mike? I'm keen to hear the haps in the land of linguini and greasy black hair.
Hope you've done a few skids and smoked a few posers...

Well, life is an ever changing mystery that continues to surprise and inspire. I have some news to report.
Firstly, and least importantly, is I just spent $818 on my transmission for my car. Is cool like a new car now, but my ass is broken! A whack of the mechanics spanner on yo ass is worse than a kina spine in your knuckle. I cried quite alot.

Secondly, We have a girl to move into the flat at the end of the month. Claire I believe her name is. She is choice.

Thirdly, is Bernardita. (Del, she's the Chilean women staying with us) It seems her life will have changed forever from this trip to NZ. She is going to have a baby in about 8 months, and our cuzzy Graeme will be the man to stand in the waiting room sweating it out. She is very frightened as you can imagine, so we are supporting her as best we can since we are really her only friends on this side of the pacific. God bless this woman.

Since Hitomi and Dereks' parental par-takings with Amy, and seeing Berni through this these last days (as well as Bianca's little baby girl), I am still not scared off and really wish I was having one of my own. (I hear you laughing Derek)
I will start with a girlfriend. However, since most of them dont want to fillet fish and clean dirty mountain-bike clothes I guess I'll just keep looking for the perfect one. Chicks are choice.

MC - may the bike roll fast and smooth over the bumps in the trails
Del - may you and yours keep sipping sake and soaking the Japanese sunshine until you arrive in NZ.

Pedros - deep in the south pacific