Author Archives: Ross

So there we were, loaded up and heading for The Sounds. The Sounds is a lovely big place. I saw somewhere where the coastline of The Sounds is 1400 kms. That’d be a lot of exploring. We’d wanted somewhere not … Continue reading →

On November 10th we packed up some clothes and a few other essential items and moved into the motels to start work. It always seems a bit strange to be moving out of Suzi. It was a lovely calm sunny … Continue reading →

After our short (5-day) spell at the motels in early November we retired to park up at the Racecourse. Friends Rudy and Heather crossed over from Wellington and parked up nearby. We invited them over for tea and had a … Continue reading →

Saturday was 27 November. Two years ago we saw Suzi for the first time at the Traillite yard in Pukekohe. And spent our first night in our new motorhome. Ah.. the excitement. Finding out how everything worked. Wondering how everything … Continue reading →

It has been interesting to watch the anger turn from being directed towards the Police to being directed towards the news media. And not just all the media but against the Australian media in particular. See stuff .co.nz . Jeez, … Continue reading →

It has been a terrible week with the Pike River Coal mine explosion and disaster. And now with the second explosion and acceptance that there will be no survivors comes finality. We all dislike the intrusions of the news media … Continue reading →

Back to Blenheim after Labour weekend there was a few days work to be done on motel accounts with GST rearing it’s head. Then at the end of October we began another 5-day stint of motel minding. After a couple … Continue reading →

We’re back in Blenheim after three wonderful days at Portage. We made it last as long as we could, only leaving at 6pm last evening. We’re waking to another lovely Blenheim day and things to be done. I’m trying to … Continue reading →

Retreating from Whites Bay and the roadworkings, we occupied one of the orderly motorhome bays at the DoC camp at the north end of Rarangi Beach.  It doesn’t have a lot of ambience but it is level and it is … Continue reading →

After our morning walk in Pollard Park in Blenheim we spent the evening minding the motels so that Wendy and John could get out for tea. Next day we headed out to Whites Bay to beat the rush for Labour … Continue reading →

Once upon a time – or 18 October to be precise – we arrived back in Blenheim.  The weather was fine and spring was in the air. The Wither Hills were green and the blossom trees were blossoming.  We parked … Continue reading →

Apparently blogs are supposed to be regularly blogged. We watched Julia and Julie the other night. Julie was a good blogger – and regular. I think I am a binge blogger. I blog a bit and then a lot and … Continue reading →

We heard about the Ron Mueck sculpture exhibition at the Christchurch Art Gallery on Sunday morning 17 October. It was described in terms of its realism and in terms of the responses provoked by the works. So by Sunday afternoon … Continue reading →

Thursday 14 October saw us steaming north from Dunedin, bound for Christchurch. It was six weeks since we’d come the other way, which meant two days less than six weeks since the earthquake had made a mess of the place … Continue reading →

Back in Dunedin by Saturday 2nd October we redoubled our efforts to get things done. There was still lots to do to sort out wedding things and us things. Plus people to catch up with. So began another hectic couple … Continue reading →