First New Zealand Visit
I first visited New Zealand in 1979 and again in 1980 but I’m not sure that I have photos, maybe somewhere. Of course it was a totally different experience then, a long trip too. Returning on BA 001 took something like 30 hours with stops (no getting off) in Sydney, Perth, Bombay and Frankfurt as […]
Lockdown Day 46
Just Another Sunday in Godzone Big walk this morning, Pirongia Mountain Nikau loop track. We did walk to the shop and back as well so nearly 11km today in pursuit of our 100km in 14 days. We are still officially at Level 3 lockdown but as it has been over 10 days so hopefully tomorrow […]
Lockdown Day 44
A week or two back Mike, Vicky and I joined sharesies at Mike’s suggestion. We’ve all invested in shares we think will grow (it’s a stock market app). So far we are breaking even with some good and some bad choices. Did I say bad? I meant shares with future long-term growth potential of course. […]
Lockdown Day 43
Today we saw the outline of Level 2 restrictions. We can meet with people outside of our bubble. The key thing is that they be traceable, just in case. Therefore I think I will be able to play tennis again. We will be able to travel outside our regions so can holiday in New Zealand […]
Lockdown Day 41
So the deck is all finished and the worker is just cleaning up. Meanwhile I’ve also been busy. To be fair I also ordered materials today to finish the deck with a brick mowing strip and to re-seed the lawn (well, grass). We also went for a 7.5km walk including 10 circuits of the redoubt.
Lockdown Day 40
Still struggling on with it. One of the issues I discovered (apart from the picture being put diagonally on the box and running down the sides) is that the picture on the box doesn’t exactly match the puzzle anyway. Nice one. Front deck finished but no picture yet, still needs a good clean with the […]