I know, it's been a while but we have been busy, no excuses about the lack of internet connection just the fact we've been otherwise occupied with other things. The details of which are for another day! The six weeks in NZ has flown by - it's hard to imagine how we used to survive on two week holidays!! We have loved NZ, well almost all of it! We have stayed in nineteen different beds, seen nine museum, had so many cultural experiences. We have talked to so man...

A conversation started over breakfast with our 'then landlord Josef,' What are you doing today?' Jeff repiled 'Well ,we would like to go on a hike away from the tourists.' 'I know.' he says enthusiastically, ' My favourite place , especially in the winter is the Remarkables, a range of mountains (2,320 m) you can drive up and then climb up where the ski lift is and walk to the summit.' The view is unbelieveable - spectacular and not many people go up there. I'...

Footnote from the Old Boy! I am sorry that this was not attached to the previous issue from Jackie but I was not allowed to add it for 'Technical Reasons'!! It would seem that the general opinion was that I made Jackie the subject of most of the humour in the last reflections so I am going to turn the tables this time just to prove what a fair soul I am. This is a reflection on our journeys from the North to the South of South Island NZ along the West coast. Ha...

Although I planned to get back on track and write a weekly blog, not all things go to plan. We have found ourselves in a situation where we cannot communicate easily with the outside world. Yes, us, who used to frown at folk constantly attached to their phone and losing the art of conversation. Perhaps we have become part of that group!! I have to confess that the situation has occurred where we have become quite reliant on checking 'Facebook,' Whatsapp and emai...

Goodness 10 days since the last blog - we've been rather busy. Here we are in NZ, a place that Jeff has always wanted to visit. We had heard that it's just like England, fifty years ago . Well, so far we have not seen that in the North Island, it's modern and very up to date; however the tales of wonderful scenery and welcoming folk are absolutely true, that is except the bus drivers in Waiheke Island!! Our first destination was Parnell, Auckland - a very sma...