Week 1 of lockdown 2
Here we are again in week 1 with a few hundred cases of Covid 19 – more than we had in lockdown 1 so delta shows its teeth. However, looks like we are not having exponential growth at this point.…
South (no, North) Day 17
On our way at 06:30 AM. Roads are icy (its -4C outside) so slow going over the passes. Ferry called to ask why we need to travel during lockdown (as 72 hour grace period has expired). We explain and are…
South Day 16
The day starts cold and damp, raining again but clearing later, they say. Time for a bit of house-keeping. We are in limbo still and won t know if we can travel tomorrow until later today. So far no cases…
South Day 15
Second lockdown day in Hanmer Springs. We went for a long walk in the Dog Stream Reserve just behind the motor camp. A pleasant wooded area. We found all these little houses in the trees. A quiet afternoon, weather remains…
South day 14
Getting used to our new bubble. Today we had our own personal toilet and shower allocated so that’ s nice. This Top Ten camp is really quite luxurious, the showers are clean and modern with undefloor heating, hair dryers and…
South day 13
We had a bad night, wind so strong the van was shaking and felt like it was drifting so after trying to sleep through the gale we decided to move it at about 00:30 AM. That was better but still…
South Day 12
Early start today at 05:30 to go to Farewell Spit on the eco tour. https://www.farewellspit.com/ Got there just after sunrise. We drove out along the beach stopping frequently to identify bird life. As many as 90 species of bird visit…
South Day 11
Another glorious morning. Sunday breakfast eggs and bacon. Then a walk on the beach. Leisurely stroll around town then seagull photography. It was interesting that the loony lunch place was empty but the Courtyard Cafe was full. Typical RWNJs self-defeating.…
South day 10
Sent a postcard to Ana. The elder experience, Saturday morning pill sorting. Aspirin to thin blood, clopidogrel to prevent clots, statin for chlorestorol, allupurinol for gout and metoprolol to slow heartbeat. Last sandfly that bit me dropped dead on the…
South day 9
Google is now completely broken. I typed https://jonesnz.com as a search term and got everything but this site. Anyway today was a great day. Nice 4K walk on the beach then out to Wainui Falls. Wainui Falls. Following that we…