Christmas in the caravan. Possibly a bit squashed and fraught but Christmas is meant to be like that no matter where you are, with relatives fitting in and turkeys over cooking. The thought of all that didn’t put us off inviting family to camp beside us again this year. I knew I wasn’t going to […]
Time has flown. Kilometres have been eaten and dreams dispelled. For three years now people we know and care about have said we are ‘living the dream’. Actually we are living in reality. Those same people have stayed in their fixed abode and we have continued moving about. Both of us, the ones in the
Summer is coming. It has been for a while, although it has had moments of hesitation. Now however it, the summer I mean, has just about gathered itself together and it feels like it might produce a concentrated front from now on. We, in our caravan life, are determined to beat the heat. There is
To barbecue or not? That is the question I ask most days as I look at the sky. Living on the West Coast for twenty years meant we had a permanent barbecue area in our garage. Now that we are following the sun the situation has changed. Whenever the planets align and by this I
On a powered site in our caravan we can grill, microwave, fry, roast, boil, bake and barbecue. We are not lost for equipment. We can cook in many ways. The caravan, although only containing a small work space, does not prevent food preparation and creation. However I am loath to say culinary masterpieces have been
It seems New Zealand is heading towards a gas crisis. The gas fields do not harbor infinite amounts. This fact is worrying. Regardless of New Zealand’s industries etc gas is especially necessary for us! The life that we lead depends very much on what comes out of that round bottle. Which is why we felt
We have been fairly spoiled in terms of wet days to fine days this year. We have lived through a few thunderous nights but generally the weather has not trapped us indoors, as there has always been a break in the downpour at some stage. Today in Canterbury this generalisation does not ring true. Rain
Like seafarers this life on the road feels like we have left the landlubbers behind. We look out into the distance horizon and imagine the adventures that await. However, government agencies don’t care about our long distance glances. They don’t care about our free spirits. They want us to have a postal address. They want
Coming to a camp and shouting ourselves a few days, or in this case weeks, on a powered site feels like a bit of a luxury. It is great to be able to plug any device in and charge the same devices up at any time. On one of our solar panel days nothing beeped
As we are staying at the camp here for a wee while I thought I would write about Springfield NZ. I say Springfield NZ and not just Springfield as this small, small town has aligned itself with a much bigger player in the United States. There must be some quirky characters around here, with tongue-in-cheek