Poki.
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Preparations for Africa are proceeding at pace. The biggest step forward in preparations, has been the reconstruction of Poki. Over the month of August, Gumtree 4X4 of Ditching, West Sussex, have installed a second, stainless steel water tank, in the space behind the nearside rear wheel. It will be fed…
Stuff thats been going on while we wait to start Stage 4.
Developments.
22 – 24 June at Vila Bled, Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Our drive from Bad Kissingen to Slovenia, through Southern Germany and Austria was pretty easy going as we avoided motorways. Poki struggled up and down 3 mountain passes in Austria. The scenery was spectacular. Dennis is concerned something is amiss with the gear box. We arrived in Slovenia in the…
A change of pace now from cycling.
Another World – La Ferte-Mace, Orne, Normandy, France
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3 weeks since we left sunny California. Despite my fears our flight might be cancelled, our journey from San Francisco to Heathrow was painless. In fact British Airways exceeded expectations. Inflight service and crew were good. Certainly better than Air New Zealand. The only negative, a slow check-in due to…
An American Interlude.
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…
HOORAY! Travel at last
Snapshot of New Zealand during Covid.
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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…