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Tauranga Jazz Festival

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Ross

Easter Saturday This was a lovely warm and sunny day. In the later part of the morning we took Suzi into Tauranga. We headed for the boat ramp area beside the port. There was a sea of parked 4-wheel drives … Continue reading →

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Kauri Grove

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Ross

Easter Friday 10 April I learned that the Easter bunny doesn’t hop by until Easter Sunday. But luckily Easter Friday is hot cross bun day. So today was hot cross buns for breakfast. The morning was time to catch up … Continue reading →

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A Day in Tauranga Traffic – Thursday 9 April

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Ross

We needed to get a few things sorted with Suzi, so arranged a visit to Country Caravans who are Traillite agents. This meant a trip through Tauranga which looked a bit complicated – and our map was outdated. This was … Continue reading →

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Spam be Gone – Trying to Turn Comments Off

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Ross

I think I’ve managed to turn comments off. It’s a shame to have to try to do this, blogs are supposed to be interactive. But I’m now getting so much spam comment stuff – running at about 30 per day. … Continue reading →

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Work – work – work

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Ross

Sunday 4th April was the end of daylight saving – so we got an extra hour for sleeping. Which was good because we were working the whole day, starting at 7.30am. This was a bit of a shock for us. … Continue reading →

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Off to the Beach – Little Waihi (Thursday 2 April)

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Ross

We woke to another sunny day – blue skies and that sort of thing. We were heading for the beach, but in no hurry. And it takes a while to sort Suzi out for travel… We took the chance to … Continue reading →

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A Day at a Beach and Bureaucratic Frustrations

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Ross

Friday 27 March Not a lot happened on this day that I can remember. I must have filled up the fresh water tank – this takes a while. And we worked our afternoon shift from 3.30pm to 7.30pm. Bowentown  and … Continue reading →

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Packing at the Packhouse

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Ross

Monday 23 March Induction at the packhouse started at 9am, so we woke to the alarm and a few nerves – we’ve only worked a week in the last four months. We were not sure what we were getting ourselves … Continue reading →

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Up the Coromandel

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Ross

Friday 20 March We decided on a light-weight expedition to explore the upper part of the Coromandel. So we dug out our camping gear from the different corners of Suzi. It took ages to get ourselves sorted, trying to work … Continue reading →

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On to Katikati

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Ross

Thursday 19 March Dawn after overnight rain in Taumaranui was warm and misty, with the sun eventually breaking through the trees we were beside. The route to Katikati was a real jumble of highways, so I tried to programme Nev … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Forgotten World

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Ross

Wednesday 18 March We woke this day with a feeling of excitement. We were back on the road, heading north, but also, heading via the Forgotten world Highway. Corrr, there’s a highway name with a bit of romance. Much better … Continue reading →

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Cycling in New Plymouth

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Ross

Monday 16 March After settling in at the camping ground with our fabulous view out over the ocean, and after lunch, we biked off into town along the walk/cycle way. It is just 1.5kms. We had a look around the … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Womad Weekend

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Ross

WOW! What a weekend. 30 hours of music and more. With highlights each day that left us buzzing. Lots of good moments and it just kept getting better. These are my memories, and Wyn will follow with hers later.

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Wyn’s Wishlist – WOMAD

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Ross

Wyn has always wanted to get to a WOMAD music festival, but New Plymouth always seemed so far away. Then, when we were sorting out dates to start work in the Bay of Plenty, we soon worked out that we … Continue reading →

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Cool up the Coast Thursday 12 March

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Ross

We were both up at 7am, and it was cold – below 10 degrees inside! There was some sun, but it took ages to warm up. We headed north west from Marton, towards Wanganui. On the way, we caught glimpses … Continue reading →

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