Author Archives: Ross

Saturday was the first day of August; time seems to be flying by. It was a warmer morning; 14 degrees outside already by 7am. It warmed to 18 degrees by the middle of the day but was also overcast and … Continue reading →

Friday dawned warmer; it was already 11 degrees at 7.30am. The weather was the usual mixture of clear and cloudy. We decided to walk around the neighbouring bay; the other half of Maitai Bay. We set off at 10.30am with … Continue reading →

I’ve managed to upload a bunch of recent photos. I have not yet figured out how to caption them but if you hold your mouse over each photo a caption pops up. If you click on any photo you get … Continue reading →

It’s Monday – we’re fairly sure – we had a debate about it this morning. And we’re back in the world after 6 days in a lovely little paradise – Maitai Bay. Cell phone coverage was marginal – OK for … Continue reading →

Thursday 30 July started out cool by our new standards, 13 degrees inside and 8 degrees outside. It was sunny again, with a SW breeze that got breezier as the day went on. Plus the clouds got cloudier as well. … Continue reading →

We planned to leave Kaitaia on Tuesday (28 July). But first there were a couple of things to sort out. I checked the wiring on the A-frame to make sure the lights on the car were going to work. And … Continue reading →

Sunday was a catch-up day. Washing to do. Paper work to do. Motor home to clean – at least the side the birds had made a mess of back under the trees. It was a lovely day, sunny and warm … Continue reading →

Sunday 19th was a bit of a catch-up day. After a lovely late start we did some washing, using our washing machine, rinsing in the camp laundry tub and spinning in our machine again. At only one sheet washing at … Continue reading →

Saturday 18th started very early – about 12:30am when strong winds arrived from the south-west. We were all woken by the noise and rocking as the winds buffeted the camp and Suzi. We were under trees and small bits of … Continue reading →

Thursday was a day of mooching around. There were a few showers of rain and Wyn got her bike going for a ride around Ahipara. And we got ready for the trip to the Kerikeri airport the next day to … Continue reading →

After heavy overnight rain we woke to sun on Wednesday. And it was warm enough, around 16 degrees.  Wyn went for a walk on the beach. Laura got her guitar out and later did some art work. I wrote up … Continue reading →

We woke early to the sound of the birds, and troubled by thinking about how best to get our troubles sorted. It was a lovely calm clear morning, and I decided it was too early to start worrying so I … Continue reading →

Monday turned out to be one of those days where things went wrong and just kept getting worse. It was the 13th of July but let’s not get suspicious about things. It dawned a lovely sunny morning – time to … Continue reading →

Today (Monday) the sun is shining and we are drying out and packing up. We’ll head north – there’s still some more north left here. We’re aiming for Kaitaia, more or less. We’ll probably head for Ahipara, either there or … Continue reading →

I’ve been gradually adding photos to some of the recent posts. And have added a Latest Pics tab with thumbnails of a bunch of recent photos. It would have been good if I could have figured out how to show … Continue reading →