VOL. 56 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 29, 2019 P75
(Above) The chili
peppers don't
lie. Some of the
breakouts were
not easy. (Right)
The last time five-
time AMA National
Enduro Champion
Russell Bobbitt was
in New Zealand he
came home with an
ISDE gold medal,
this he come home
with stories.
the first time wearing my Fly Racing Adventure Gear
and it actually kept me dry—thank goodness! Nothing
worse than riding and starting to feel that slow creep
of cold water trickling down your crack!
Finally, out of the city, we started to hit some
curves and began to see some of what this amazing
countryside has to offer. Beautiful green hills and
coastline roads that were immaculately paved were
ours to ride. Stoke level remained very high.
We made it to Paihai, where we stayed at the Cop-
thorne Resort at the Bay of Islands. Throughout the
day riders trickled in, registered, and went through
