Daily posts
Daily posts on the lockdown, should I cover the news, probably not.
South Again- Day 7
We are certainly catching up on our sleep, an afternoon nap and about 10 hours at night. Must be the fresh air. Walked a brisk 5K this morning and 2K of that was uphill. Returned to find Hania being good…
South Again – Day 6
Broke camp today amid a steady drizzle. Toddled around the supermarket for a few necessities like cookies and a step so Hania could get in and out of the van. These items are not necessarily related. Then to McKenzie country…
South Again – Day 5
Another warm day in the South Island and we spent the morning wandering around Geraldine looking at the houses and the shops. There is a pleasant walk by the river and a nice pub in the centre of town called…
South Again – Days 3&4
I had a quick morning walk around Picton and then packed up and we drove South to Blenheim, got lost twice around there and eventually found the road to Christchurch – town could do with better signage IMO. On the…
South Again – Day 2
Today I looked up the exact date we returned from the last trip an was surprised to find it was August 23rd. When someone asked me today when we were last here I said November. Not sure what that signifies,…
South Again – Day 1
Got almost everything ready yesterday so breakfast and some last items and we were on our way to the South Island again. We decided to drive the little car down to Christchurch this time and pick up the van from…
Post-lockdown
So the blog will become a bit more intermittent as we exit lockdown and will have reasonable freedom to move around now. I can even play tennis again. Ana, Vicky and I completed our 100km in 14 days today. Mike…
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…
Lockdown Day 45
Fog in the morning but cleared up to be a beautiful day. We walked around Ngaaroto again.
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…