I was suddenly wide awake, listening to that dreaded sound. In seconds I was beside the Triumph grappling in the dark as the rain pelted down looking for the battery conditioner and the attached electrical lead. Located they wre raised above water level and now quiet wet I retreated to bed. Next morning it was still wet so I opted for a seven layer day. Layer one was the thermal singlet that served so well in the 40+ of Eastern Europe in 2015. Layer two saw ...

While many know New Zealand as the land of the long white cloud our definition s closer to the land of the long blue lakes. Our travels had seen us passing by and stopping at many beautiful lakes but again today not one two but three lakes took our undivided attention. Firstly as we left Lake Hayes Estate we again witnessed from a different angle the beauty of lake Hayes. This time instead of travelling into Arrowtown we assended the hills (mountains) and were...

Those who wish to help out cannot be but touched by the true story of Izzy. Izzy herself cannot tell anyone her real name infact Izzy was her given name from well meaning people who adopted her some 9-10 years ago. They do not know her birth date or birth place let alone her parents who it is assumed discarded her at birth or shortly after. We like thousands of people stumbled upon Izzy as she went about her begging, yes even New Zealand has beggers in this da...

Arrowtown is a unique living historical village some 15minutes out of Queenstown in Central Otago. It has three main attractions they being The well preserved buildings from the gold rush era (why we went) The golf courses Autumn colours. The restored cottages especially are well worth a visit but not a purchase. We looked into the window of the local Real Estate agent only o see a two bedroom cottage with excellent views and an established old English garde...

A urgent phone call and Laura was SNATCHED from her hospital bed and wisked away by the same two bikers who had terrorised the corridors a day earlier. Despite the very best of family friendship's from the Invercargill McKenzie family it was decided to resume the journey. Fortunately David & Fiona were very keen to see that day one was a restful day and so Lady Laura sat out this ride in 4WD luxury while Jeffrey & Christopher braved a series of rain sto...