Yearly archives: 2018

John and I headed south from Kaikoura last Thursday with our destination set for Kaiapoi the location where we would find lusty sheep and prim and proper ladies. (Strange how the mind plays tricks when all your traveling partner can talk about is how he enjoyed watching Brokeback Mountain two […]

Since the last post I traveled from Taupo to Hastings and managed to loose the cover of the intake for the fridge air supply. No issues I had Mac to sooth the nerves and keep me in the right direction. For the forth occasion of the year I arrived ant […]

On the road again taking ten days to get to Christchurch give or take a day depending on the weather and the hospitality I find on the way. It’s been 4 weeks since arriving home and the time at home has been well spent but the weather in the last […]

Looking back to Thursday maybe we should have stayed in Whakatane another day as our best laid plans seemed to be sabotaged by Murphy at every step. We looked for our next destination preferably on the coast and selected Motunau Park, Pukehina. An attraction was the cafe/bar across the road from the […]

Well, we are creeping closer and closer north and are currently situated in a carpark in Whakatane. The night we spent in Gisborne was not one of our best with Rose exhibiting signs that her reflux was bothering her. We had decided to try a raw dog meat shop near […]

Woke this morning to a beautiful day on Mahia Peninsular but it is time to move on as we slowly wend our way North (not mentioning Auckland-bound lol)………….many thanks to our hosts at The Boatshed – Stuart & Carol. When we arrived on the eve of The Wedding I was […]

Moved on from Napier. Feeling a bit lost as I know we are on the track home. First stop SWS (shit water stop) ready for what the road along the coast will bring . First stop was Wairoa Wines and Spirits for Donna’s bottle of Champa’s so as she can […]

We had a wonderful time on the farm with Steve having to put up with me plodding around behind him and Anne-Marie showed utmost kindness as we progressively ate her out of house and home over the 7 days. Wonderful hosts that made not only Donna and I welcome but […]

We are still at the farm with Rod assisting as farm labourer while Rose has become a farm dog……….she is loving hunting with Lucky and Pepper (Steve and Anne-Marie’s dogs) I called her for breakfast this morning and she didn’t come which was surprising. I called for ages and eventually […]

Good morning and what a lovely morning it is here in almost sunny Napier. We left Takapau yesterday morning with a full itinerary based around grocery shopping, picking up a socket set from Mitre 10 and buying luxurious sheepskin covers. Photos on next post. Following our purchases we headed to […]