I wish you were here Mum. You would love it, lazing around the campsite in the morning while I’m teaching the kids. No rush, no stress. Then we’d go for a drive to town or the beach or a waterfall, sit in the shade somewhere while the kids are playing. Later on when the kids…
Month: November 2018
It’s not allowed to rain on holiday
It’s true what they say about New Zealand, you can experience all seasons in one day. Am I allowed to complain? It feels like the answer is no, because we are having the trip of a lifetime, right? But to hell with it, I’m going to complain a little bit 😜. It’s been raining!!…
Not all that glitters is gold
It’s ok to have down days, it doesn’t have to always be roses and sunshine. Here it’s the same. Yes it’s a wonderful, likely once in a life time experience, but it’s not always plain sailing. I’m a professional worrier, or more like a control freak. Most people who know me well enough will know…
Freedom to travel
2 whole days without WiFi and we survived! It was tough, having to read real paper maps and actually talk to each other but we managed to survive. At last we are back in civilization where there is actual working WiFi and all 4 of us are getting our fix 🤣 I started writing this…
Whangaparaoa, it was nice knowing you
Yesterday we went shopping. Shopping for bedding, plates, cutlery etc for our caravan. We were searching all of the 2nd hand shops and we are all set for around 75 NZ$ (about 45 euros). Duvets, pillows, sheets, covers, towels, plates, cutlery, cups, beer and wine glass (very important). Sorted. It was time to leave the…
Meet Bluey
Yep, we’ve named our car! We are very pleased to introduce the latest member of our family….. Bluey, our Toyota (yes of course a Toyota if you know TJ 😏) Hilux Surf, aged 24 years old. We promise to look after you well Bluey, may you enjoy our adventures and take us safely on this…
What time is it?
Jetlag is a bitch. Just when you think you are getting into the right time zone she pops up her head and says “oh nooooo, it’s 5pm and you must sleeeep” and we all fall asleep and wake up at 9pm wondering what the hell just happened, what day is it, where am I? Then…
We made it!
It was a fun filled adventure, the journey to New Zealand, that was for certain. Apparently I was “misinformed” about our luggage allowance which led to me running (yes running!) across Schiphol airport to pick up 3 additional hand luggage cases so that we could unpack one of our cases…..yes we were one of those…