1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: No, No, it's a different track, right, It is a 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: different track, so that that that comes more down through 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: the middle. But yeah, I think there's parts of it 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: they do you share, but not not not a lot. 5 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: When we do the tour, we have trackers on our bikes. 6 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: We have individual trackers, so people can actually go on 7 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: a website and they can they can see where we're 8 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: progressing down the country. Yeah. My wife rang up on 9 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: about the third second or third day to say I 10 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: was going the wrong way and I probably didn't have 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: many friends the end of that day. No one really 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: had a proper garment or something anything like that. That 13 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: that we had the GPS path on. We were just 14 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: reading books and sometimes it's hard to stop regally and 15 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: just check books when you get in a in a 16 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: bit of a pattern. And it was just it was 17 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: just a misturn. And so they probably won't let me 18 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: be the navigator this time. 19 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 2: No, no bringing the modern technology. Do you remember the 20 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: sensation when you hit the finish line, which I'm assuming 21 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 2: was stealing point bluff. 22 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: Sterling point bluff. Yeah, I always had it by then. 23 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: I had a real bad day that last day. One 24 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: that last day, I really did have trouble, just I 25 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: didn't have energy at all, whether it all been burnt, 26 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: but I'd caught up with my family probably a couple 27 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: of days beforehand in Queenstown and that which probably was 28 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: a bit of a mistake. I probably shouldn't have done 29 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: that until i'd actually finished. But no, Look, it's great. 30 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: The support that we got from the public was just 31 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: absolutely outstanding. 32 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 2: That's what people carry you. It helps with each pedal. 33 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, we had we had our uniform had, we had 34 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: our riding tops specifically done for it, and we're in 35 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: those each day. Putting that on every morning and knowing 36 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: that people were watching you, knowing that people knew we 37 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: were out there doing it is a fuel to keep 38 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: you going. Really, one hundred and three thousands. 39 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh. So that cause of the Whispeak rescue chopper. 40 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: Why that's my father used it twice and my brother 41 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: in law used it once. And I have serious concerns 42 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: about our health system the way it is at the moment, 43 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: and I think if we lost the ability for those 44 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: urgent rescues would would be really bad. We just couldn't 45 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: afford to lose that because it's there if we do 46 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: need it, it also encourages people to get outside, enjoy 47 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,119 Speaker 1: the New Zealand as a country and know that there's 48 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: something there that can come and save them if they 49 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 1: get him to distrase. 50 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, good point. So am I getting the impression here 51 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: that you're keen to do this thing again? 52 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, yep, certainly what I was always going to 53 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: do it again after the first time. I was going 54 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: to do it in a five years time, which would 55 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: be it would have been twenty twenty seven. But this 56 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: mission twenty six of a rising with Westpac Rescue Helicopter 57 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: and I've got a fairly good relation and ship, I 58 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: think with the with them. And it was mentioned at 59 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: a charity gala that they had about doing it again. 60 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,959 Speaker 1: I think it was sort of jokingly whether we would 61 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: write it again, and and I said, oh, yeah, I 62 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: would bring it forward a year to for for such 63 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: a good cause. So did that, and I went back 64 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,399 Speaker 1: to the original rescue Warriors and they were all keen. 65 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: So Willie, David and Warren, they said Warren. Of course, 66 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: Warren didn't actually finish the first event. His he had 67 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: severe knee problems and I had to have a knee 68 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: operation when he got back home. But he finished at 69 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: town Raw. 70 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: So he's got a point to prove, he's. 71 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: Got a point to breve. It was even when he 72 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: finished our last day, says now I'm going to get 73 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: this done and we're. 74 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 2: Gonna understand his motivation then. But for everybody else, I. 75 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: Think today a related thing, and we sort of we 76 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: I think the first one was the easy. The great 77 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: thing about it is, if you advertise you're going to 78 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: do something like. 79 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: This, you've got to do it. 80 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: You're committed to it. So why not do a fundraiser 81 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: with it that's of a very good cause and announce 82 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: it out to everyone that you're doing it, and you'll you'll, 83 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: you will do everything you possibly. 84 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 2: See saying I'm the one who now needs to keep 85 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 2: you accountable. Yes, it's dangerous, mister non commitment. 86 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: So yes, so we're looking at starting where where Well, 87 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: there's actually twelve twelve us doing this ride now and 88 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 1: we're sorry, you're recruits. So so we've had we've had 89 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: quite a few people that sort of put the hand 90 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: up after they heard we were doing it again. Yeah, 91 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: so we've. 92 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 2: Got we've proved it can be done there. 93 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, Yeah, that's the thing. Yeah, and there's six e bikers. 94 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: So so Warren's going to cheating. Well, I don't use 95 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: an e bike myself. I will one day, but I would. 96 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: It'll take me a wee while to get there probably, 97 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: but I think if it gets people off a couch exactly, 98 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: it's a good thing. But we've got six e bikers. 99 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: They're going to be starting up in Cape Rianger, riding 100 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 1: down to Bluff on the tenth of February twenty twenty 101 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: six at six am. They'll be starting at the exact 102 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: same time. There's five what we call muscle bikes. So 103 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: we're the muscle team and we're riding from Stirling Point 104 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: Bluff up to Cape Rianger on the exact same day. 105 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: So when people track us, they'll see two teams, one 106 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: starting down south heading north and one starting north. 107 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 2: A bit of a change of scenery for yourself. 108 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: It was really a It was actually Christine Prince from 109 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: Kennedy Respect I Rescue and she suggested just jokingly to 110 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: you know, why don't you redo it riding from south north. 111 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. 112 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, we never really considered it until all of a 113 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: sudden we had twelve or eleven riders that we're doing it. 114 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: We thought, well, that's actually a wee bit hard logistically, 115 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: especially we've got any bikes because they have to stop 116 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: to change up your Yeah, we were so staying, well, 117 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: we could stop, we could we could sit up a tent, 118 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: we could do what we want. So at that point 119 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: we said, well, why don't we split it into two 120 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: teams and one the muscle the Muscle team starting from 121 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: Bluff and because three of us were from the original 122 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: Rescue Warriors, so it'll be good for us to do 123 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: it a different way anyway, big time. Yeah, and then 124 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: the eboys are starting up. 125 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 2: There, where do you expect to clash to bump into. 126 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: Well, we've actually got an appointment at Parliament at the 127 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: Beehive actually on the twenty fourth or the twenty fifth 128 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: of Februar, I think it is. So we're planning to 129 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: meet there and see if we can get some gorse 130 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: out of pockets there. But that might be that might 131 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: be the toughest part of the whole ride. 132 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 2: If you turn up extra sweaty and red and James 133 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 2: Meaga's office, I'm sure it will seem the message. 134 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: Well it was James. I think that sort of that's organized. 135 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: We'll see how that all goes. 136 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 2: And in a few that might do very much. 137 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: Especially at a sixty year old body. 138 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 2: It feels like I'm wearing nothing at all. It strikes 139 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 2: me we're so fortunate here in mid Canterbury that we've 140 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 2: got you know, nice flattened and wide open sort of 141 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 2: spaces and it really seems like a recreational paradise. Where 142 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 2: are some of your top packs, Where are some good 143 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 2: spots to go for a bike ride? Do you like? 144 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,679 Speaker 1: Look, while I live down at Lakehood and I regularly 145 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: do the Lakehood track, and it's a it's it's a 146 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: well kept track. We do have the eyed issue here 147 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: and there with the river cutting into it, but look, 148 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: it's it's always well repaired very quickly. Roger West looks 149 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: after it specifically, I think, and and and it's always 150 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: in tip top condition really once those repairs we made. 151 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: But there's there's tracks or we like to head up 152 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: in the foothills. We but we we do quite a 153 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: bit of bike and over at Geraldine where we're working 154 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: on a few hills and that over in that area. 155 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: So there's a number of tracks around further a field 156 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: in the South Island. We've we've been and done the 157 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: oust Ocean over over three days, so you know, it's 158 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: we've pushed us out the limits a wee but well 159 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: they actually saw that was over two days actually on 160 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: the up station was that. So there's there's plenty of 161 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: rides around without having to travel too far. The myth 162 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: And Bike Park. It's got some good rides up there 163 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: for people that are a wee bit more enthusiastic about 164 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: the ups and downs and the jumps and stuff, where us, 165 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: being of older bodies, we don't really tend to do 166 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: those risks anymore because our collar break too easily. 167 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: Just a little more tender, i'd find the same. 168 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, and they're spurting bike track here what we call 169 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: a fish track. That's always quite a good one. 170 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 2: We like the fish track. Yeah, what do you call 171 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 2: it the fish track? 172 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: I think because they have a they have fish races 173 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: or something there where they can get. 174 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 2: Oh the chocolate fish. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 175 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: It's just and I don't even know where the fish 176 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: track name came from. It maybe something that we've just 177 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: done ourselves, but that's what we related to you. 178 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 2: That's wonderful and that's. 179 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: A great little track through there, because. 180 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 2: I'm sure many of us have regnized with the idea 181 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,599 Speaker 2: of oh, you know, it's a beautiful day, let's just 182 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 2: go and buy ourselves a bike and a helmet. But 183 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: then where do you start for the beginners. It's just 184 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 2: like many things in life, right if you're not familiar 185 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 2: with a certain code or a certain you know, is 186 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 2: the somewhere we can go to find a bit of confidence, 187 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: to find some direction. 188 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: Look, we haven't organized anything yet, but it was actually 189 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: just mentioned yesterday actually one of the rescue aerriers saying, well, 190 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: can we organize a day where we invite people downtown 191 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: at Lakehood or something and just make them aware of 192 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: the bits and pieces on a bike, how to fix 193 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: a puncher and just take them for a bit of 194 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: a ride and so on. And there's places around. But look, 195 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: there's there's plenty of plenty of locals that would be 196 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: willing to help, Like David Keenley, will you lefferent any 197 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: of those guys, Warren Harris. We've we had a bit 198 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: of a thing in the first IF twenty twenty two 199 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: ride with Long Beach School where we went there and 200 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: we spend a day out there with the kids and 201 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: just you know, riding around showing them what because they 202 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: have bikes were kitted up with all their tent and 203 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: everything like that. So we have events where will show 204 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: people how what will we carry on our bikes and 205 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: we've done that with multiple groups. 206 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 2: Well here's the getting out. Here's to being inspired by 207 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 2: yourself and the lads Varus. I'm sure we will be 208 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:17,199 Speaker 2: staying in touch as the next mission approaches. From the 209 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 2: rescue Warriors really appreciate you coming on by, not a problem, 210 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 2: Thank you very much.