We put the Caranex up saturated last night and it started raining as we were putting it up again last evening. Oh well, you take the rough with the smooth. The rain and dripping from the branches overhead, stopped around 5am, so we were able to open the roof vents…
It rained most of the night and was still pouring when we woke. A nuisance as we wanted to get a reasonably early start and do some sightseeing. When I opened the door to get out of the Land Rover I was met by a puddle, not quite up to…
Brilliant win to the Silver Ferns. Kiwi’s, World Cup Champions of Netball and Cricket in a week…:). I can hear the Pom’s muttering, “but we have the silverware for cricket”. Ah! You might have, but did you win? One run short seems to be the result. 🙂 Should it have…
It’s Dennis’s birthday so we have abandoned the Land Rover for the Hillcrest Hall Country Inn. A bright pink 1910 clapboard building on a hill overlooking the harbour. Originally the family home of Ebenezer Leadbetter, a local store owner during the town’s successful coal mining period. Mr Leadbetter retired to…
As Jen mentioned yesterday, our camp last night is high up in the hills behind the inhabited strip, close to the coast. There are lakes all around us and the solitude is glorious. Yesterday we passed through the little settlement of St Ann’s. It has a special significance for us…
It wasn’t a good night. It seemed an ideal peaceful spot at the rear of the campground, next to an inlet. There was a road bridge across the water, not far away though, and the noise carried across the water. Not helped by boy racers and noisy motor bikes. Today…
We lost an hour late yesterday. Someone came and just took it away. Our campsite was pretty raw but most enjoyable. Mostly inhabited by a number or large RV (Recreational Vehicles or monster caravans). It rained hard till about 10pm, but this morning we woke to glorious sunshine. By the…
Today has been much calmer than yesterday. No dramas! We left our campsite near Pokeshaw early, at 09.00. We thought the owner would either come and ask us for money, or to move on, but we saw no sign of him. As none of the facilities were working and all…
What a glorious camp site. A narrow sand/gravel bridge with the ocean on one side and a river on the other. A leisurely pack up and ready to go around 9.30am. Getting back along the sand spit should have been easy as we had no trouble getting in. However, a…
I made the most of the comforts of our motel room this morning A bathmat to step out of the shower on to, instead of a muddy floor. A coffee machine. These sort of things don’t bother Dennis, but from a lady’s point of view, such little details are important!…