As always with good intentions I wanted to regularly update this blog site but you just seem to get busy with life and the next thing you know another year has passed you by!.
Well whats new?, we had plans of converting the backpackers part of our business to more Motel units but this plan is now on hold, we have instead decided to make the place a bit more up-market instead.
This way we can still offer rooms at a lower rate but have a quality product for people to enjoy so out go the old style dorm rooms etc and in with very nice double and twin bed rooms, cant wait for it all to be done, My mission at the moment is painting through the lounge which is almost done, then the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms. Our plan is to have a trendy cafe style place where people feel comfortable and like to hangout. If you have any ideas we would love to hear from you.
Well back to the biking, as I mention in my last blog Trish and I were training for the round taupo 160k bike ride!, indeed yes we made it, in pretty good time but not record breaking. It was a great day and the atmosphere is incredible. If you are considering doing this make the commitment and get into it, you wont regret it. It is however a big ride and a big commitment, our thoughts were just after finishing "never again" but after a couple of months we decided it wasnt that bad afterall and here we are 2011 and training for it again!. on top of this we have both entered the K1 around the coromandel, it is pretty much a local event and another must do, who knows maybe next year the K2!!.
Have also managed to get a couple of days skiing in, the biggest snow the north island has seen for around 20 years!, yeehaa. great times not only for all the riders but for all those businesses down there.
Lastly there are a couple of cool events coming up here in Whanga, the run walk festival is in a couple of weeks, 10th Sept, Midge Marsden is apparently coming to play in our little town on the 1st October and who could forget the rugby world couple starting up in a couple of weeks, although not a local event here I am sure there will be plenty of people getting involved watching the games.
See ya out there!