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First day of work on the orchard

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Ross

Today was our first day of work since our travels began. We started jobs on an orchard at Earnscleugh that dries apricots.  Hot Saturday got as hot as 32 degrees, so we got ourselves over to Brighton Beach and had … Continue reading →

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Melting at Mosgiel

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Ross

Wow! It’s a hot and windy day here at Wingatui, near Mosgiel, near Dunedin. It was warm enough last night. And today at 2pm it’s 31 degrees inside and 31 degrees outside. It was blimmin’ hot for gardening yesterday, including … Continue reading →

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Leonard Cohen sang to me

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Ross

Monday 19th was a catchup and sort out day. We were flying out the next day to Wellington for the Leonard Cohen concert. We needed a few things out of storage, like the printer!  First we moved Suzi to a … Continue reading →

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Slacking around in (Northern) Southland

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Ross

Dolomore Park Scenic Reserve is a gem. We intended to just spend the night there, but this soon changed. There were walking tracks all over the place, so on Wednesday we decided to spend the day, and do some walking. … Continue reading →

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The lost weeks … pt 3 Mooching up the Waitaki

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Ross

As per usual, we slept in at Awamoko, and all our neighbours had left by the time we emerged. I was preoccupied with how to start the car with the flat battery. And with keeping the house batteries charged up. … Continue reading →

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The lost weeks … pt 2 Starting up the Waitaki

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Ross

Sunday January 4th took a while to get going – we were late out of the camp and I got told off 🙁  We finally got out by mid-day, and set up in the car park at the top of … Continue reading →

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The lost weeks … pt 1 Cromwell and Whare Flat

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Ross

Right then, sorry to have gotten behind on this. I’ll have to do better, maybe that should have been one of my New  Year Resolutions? From Earnscleugh we headed up to Pisa Moorings past Cromwell on 23 December, and parked … Continue reading →

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Alive and well and relaxed

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Ross

Oh boy – how time flies when you’re not doing much. So, we are all still alive and well, and relaxed. We’re currently overlooking the Wanaka basin on a lovely warm sunny afternoon. It looked like a calm day up … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Ross

Friday turned out to be a busy day of Christmas shopping and sorting things out, still more of trying to fit stuff into the Suzi.  Then Saturday started with a bit more of the same. But lots more actual preparation … Continue reading →

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Days in Dunedin Doing Things

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Ross

It was strange for us returning to Dunedin earlier in the week, with our new status of No Fixed Abode. We set up in the Leith Valley Holiday Park – it’s handy to our storage locker and things we need. … Continue reading →

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Suzi goes south

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Ross

We did manage a bit of a walk by the lovely lake – Moana-nui? Then it was back on the road, heading south. We needed to find a Post Shop, so stopped in Taupo. We topped up our road user … Continue reading →

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Heading south

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Ross

It didn’t take long for Super Signs to finish the decals. And then that was it – all finished in Pukekohe. So we headed out of town – across to Bombay, and onto SH1 heading south.  Yahoo.  We’ve got to … Continue reading →

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Pukekohe starting to seem like home…

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Ross

Yesterday was decal day, sort of. We started with Traillite, sorting things out. Their service and attitude has been brilliant. The battery meter caused the most head scratching, and in the end got replaced. We met Smillie and Grant of … Continue reading →

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Photos at last

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ross

I’ve finally managed to upload a couple of pictures. If you check the tabs above, there’s one called Travel Pics, and one called Suzi Pics. If you click on any of the photos you can see them bigger, and you … Continue reading →

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Round and about

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ross

Woops, a few days have slipped by. It can be busy doing nothing much 🙂 Saturday was at Parakai. We started with a walk, and ended up at the river wharf, all mangroves and mud. The hot pools looked busy, … Continue reading →

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