Author Archives: Ross

Pottering Around Paihia Thursday had been a busy day, so we had a lazy morning on Friday. There was a storm brewing, promising rain and wind, and we decided to stay put at Paihia at our RV Park. We were … Continue reading →

We woke yesterday to blue skies and sunshine. It was cold for a start at 10 degrees, but it was going to be a better day. I was up early and found a spot under the bed/stairs to work on … Continue reading →

We were up on Wednesday at 7.30am and turned on the TV to catch the news. Instead we got the end of the memorial service for Michael Jackson. We weren’t fans, but it was a moment to be a part … Continue reading →

We woke on Monday morning to the sound of the sea. And to our view of the sea. We lay in bed and watched the sun rise across Otamure Beach. Our bedroom/luton window gave us a grandstand view. It is … Continue reading →

Woops, somewhere Sunday 5th July went missing. We had one, but somehow skipped mentioning it on this blog. In all the excitement of catching up it got dropped off. (So this got slipped into position later.) This was the day … Continue reading →

A while back I turned off the option for you to post comments on any of our posts. The spammers were troubling us somewhat – my hair was starting to curl. Michael my son and wingman has helped sort me … Continue reading →

We were up early again on Thursday 2 July, keen to be on the road. It was a fine clear morning, and I was waiting for the sun to see if the solar panels were going to work. It was … Continue reading →

We woke beside Auckland Harbour on Monday 29 June. It was a wet grey morning, with the rain easing. The river of traffic was flowing out of the North Shore and over the harbour bridge. It was fun watching the … Continue reading →

At last we were off to Auckland, on our way north – on Wednesday 24 June. From Waikete Hot Pools we went via back roads, through lovely countryside, to SH30. There was a final bit of heading south, to Upper … Continue reading →

We’d picked up a brochure for the Waikete Hot Pools in the info place in Rotorua. And spotted that they had motorhome sites on site, with free use of the hot pools. So we decided that a day there would … Continue reading →

A while back I stopped allowing comments on posts. The spam we were getting was starting to make my hair curl. I haven’t found out how to prevent/avoid the stuff, so I turned comments off. It seems to take the … Continue reading →

It was around midday when we finally left Tauranga bound for Rotorua on Thursday 18 June. We’d been in the Bay of Plenty for 3 months. We enjoyed our stay and were also looking forward to moving on. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

On Monday afternoon 15 June we drove into Tauranga, heading for the NZMCA parkover on SH29 just out of the city at Gargan Road. The traffic was all clogged up where we wanted to turn onto SH29, with a sign … Continue reading →