My husband was right. (Yes that is in bold, maybe it should be framed?). That is a very difficult statement for me to make as you can imagine and for this instance I am going to admit ok it’s true. He was right this time. I am the type of person who likes to plan,…

We are on the road again!  On to our next adventure…..it felt a bit weird leaving Collins Pastures this morning, having spent nearly a month at the dairy farm of Danielle and Brogan.  We were made to feel so welcome on their farm and in their family, our kids got so close to theirs that…

Good morning Mummy, are you awake?  It was 8am when Rose came in and flopped down on my bed, all smiles.  Morning Rosie, did you sleep well? Yes Mum, shall we go riding?   I feel like I’m in a bit of a dream world….. We arrived at the Kowhai Forge on Saturday afternoon (15th December). …

At last TJ has gotten his hands dirty!  We arrived at the farm in Te Awamutu (another great NZ name 🙂), last Friday.  It is a beautiful location, between the mountains with rolling fields all around us.  We are parked up with our caravan on the farm with connection to electricity for lights and the…

That’s Dutch for we’ve travelled a bit!  It’s like we can’t decide which way to go so we just go back and forth….here, there and everywhere.  I’m looking forward to settling down in one spot for a while which is happening soon (more on that later). Here’s the map of where we’ve been camping lately…

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…

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!!…

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…

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…

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…