The perils of riding in rural NZ

[tmkaos]

Not what you want to find playing chasey on a ride - but a frequent occurance down here :-)

Kiwi Traffic Jam

[Steve_in_Florida]

It's kind of hard for me to tell what it is.

I'm guessing that it's a herd of sheep crossing the road?

...possibly an escaped wool blanket?

...a rogue blancmange?

[tmkaos]

It's kind of hard for me to tell what it is.

I'm guessing that it's a herd of sheep crossing the road?

...possibly an escaped wool blanket?

...a rogue blancmange?

Yeah sorry my bad, my screen was in need of a clean...

Yes that's a herd of sheep being driven up the road by a farmer to another paddock.. I have it on good authority that the guys in front of me tested the limits of their braking systems and suits ability to retain bodily fluids..

You can see my FJ take a nose dive as I threw out the anchors, and I had warning from the brake lights in front..

[mz_rider]

Also a hazard here in Scotland especially in the Highlands were the roads, even the fast ones, are sometimes unfenced. This post reminded me of videos I took in September but forgot to edit into a movie. Here I meet some of the woolly bastards in Glenshee.

sheep.wmv

Stuart

[rktmanfj]

Almost looked like some were trying to herd you back to the 'correct' side of the road.