Ten hours in an airport terminal is not a great way to start your travels. The alternative was a fight from Rotorua that would have allowed us an hour to switch terminals in Auckland, assuming all domestic flights were on time. Air NZ flight NZ8 to San Francisco was full…
In the absence of overland travel I thought a description of life in New Zealand under Covid conditions might be of interest to our international visitors? We are a country geographically slightly larger than the United Kingdom, with a population of 5m people. Approximately 16% are the indigenous Maori, of…
Being confined to New Zealand is not a terrible imposition. Until international borders reopen, this is about as good as it gets. During the last week we have enjoyed a week away with the Veteran Vintage Car Club of Rotorua on a road trip to Wellington. http://www.oruawharo.com/history.html That morphed into…
It’s all a blur. Unsure till we were on the plane taxiing out at Heathrow, that we were actually going to be able to return here to NZ. How much longer can airlines sustain these long haul services? On a plane that can transport up to 350 people, ours had…
Time for an update on our unravelling plans. Getting back home to New Zealand is proving more difficult than necessary. It’s completely understandable that carriers are rescheduling and making commercial adjustments to their business plan. To me, what is unacceptable is that their plans are not articulated to those they…
The last day in France went as planned. As it was a drizzly night the Caranex was packed up wet. There was no time to dry it out as the ferry check-in time being 11am. Departure time from Dieppe, 12.30pm. Breakfast and packing up takes time and it was 9.15am…
Jen mentioned the recovery of Poki from home Saturday morning. Rob, the mechanic from Gumtree, who kindly rushed to our assistance with a recovery vehicle and trailer, carted Poki back to the workshop. I couldn’t get her started again after returning from the worship Friday afternoon. Rob was ultimately successful…
Friday 12th June. It’s lovely to be home again. That is, in our “other” home, in the UK. While it’s clouding over now it’s been a glorious day, since we arose at midday…:) The journey to get here from Veracruz in Mexico, was almost flawless in execution. Though much more expensive…
it was soooo good to be driving Poki again. How you must wish you had experienced driving a 110 TD5 Defender. I can hear you gnashing your teeth and flailing your backs with birch bough’s, in frustration…:) Back to reality…:). Yesterdays drive from just outside Coatzacoalcos was largely uneventful. However,…
It’s 6pm on Saturday 23rd and while Jen is preparing dinner from our well stocked larder and fridge. I’m sitting in front of the wide opened windows listening to thunder rolling around the volcano’s on the opposite side of a grey lake Atitlan. It’s getting darker, with heavy cumulus clouds…
