We Commence With A Jolt.

Who could have predicted that the first weekend  for which the blog was in existence would commence with New Zealand's biggest recorded shake centred close to Christchurch. The city is in a bit of a mess and the aftershocks continue at the rate of about one every hour with some at the 5.4 level.

A reduced peloton of Duclos, Ludo and Yatesie made it out on Sunday morning for a head clearing gentle ride from the Kiwi to Godley Head. The earthquake damage was evident on the summit road with a couple of road blockages due to rather large boulders having succumbed to gravity.

On the sector from Evans Pass to Godley Head we were briefly joined by one of the local old timers who was complaining bitterly that Saturday's road race had been cancelled. What a sad man! Half the city is in pieces, a state of emergency declared, and he is whingeing about his bike race being cancelled. Some people really are odd!!