Image Gallery » Mad Love Tour 2009
Hail storm The first trial of the journey. A massive hailstorm smashes the van leaving Paul in no doubt the new windscreen wipers were a good idea. | Petrol Saga 1 So we passed Amberly with the red E light glowing on the fuel gauge - a tricky decision: 20kms back in the wrong direction to fuel up, or go 40kms before the nearest petrol. This first photo shows the station at the start of the 40km stretch - permanently closed by Shell corporate. |
Petrol Saga 2: False Hope In the second photo we see another Petrol station. After 24kms along the 40km route to Cheviot (and certain fuel), we encounter a petrol station, mysteriously closed on an early Saturday afternoon. Back on the road... | Petrol Saga 3: Situation Critical Now things are looking grim - The fuel needle is slammed against the bottom of the gauge, and the red light is glowing. |
Petrol Saga 4: Salvation Success! Rolling in on fumes, we make it to a petrol station in Cheviot and fill up. We vow not to repeat the adventure. | Fat Eddies - Christchurch Loading into Fat Eddies in Sol Square Christchurch. |
Our Ferry Ride Our Picton Ferry waits patiently for our arrival on a stunning morning in Picton. | Filling the Beige Bandit After not filling the van up we drove all the way to greta valley petrol station only to find that the pumps had been taken out by shell corporation. |
Lunch Time at Kaikoura Coast Lunch time on the side of the road. | Peter Schoni - Le Cafe owner Peter supervises the set up on the path at Le Cafe in Picton. He is a top bloke and we reccomend the food. |