13 March: Monday. This week will be full of last minute visits and packing up before we head north on the final legs of this adventure. Today included finishing up the rest of the laundry, a visit with the Rangoonis, and some quick shopping. I did look at the packing, but haven't the will to start. 14 March: Tuesday. At Jo Rangooni's suggestion, we went to the Manawatu Knitting Mills outlet store in Palmerston North. What a find! They have wonderful sales on bot...

13 March: Monday. This week will be full of last minute visits and packing up before we head north on the final legs of this adventure. Today included finishing up the rest of the laundry, a visit with the Rangoonis, and some quick shopping. I did look at the packing, but haven't the will to start.14 March: Tuesday. At Jo Rangooni's suggestion, we went to the Manawatu Knitting Mills outlet store in Palmerston North. What a find! They have wonderful s...

19 December: Monday. Life is good when all you have to do in the morning is sit outside with a bowl of muesli and yogurt and watch the tide roll in! Our cabin at the Sandspit Holiday Park is about 30 feet from the water's edge. We relaxed until it was time to drive the five minutes to the pier to meet Dan and Valerie for our cruise. The boat goes to several piers and bays along the Kawau Island coast delivering mail and supplies to residents and businesses on the...

19 December: Monday. Life is good when all you have to do in the morning is sit outside with a bowl of muesli and yogurt and watch the tide roll in! Our cabin at the Sandspit Holiday Park is about 30 feet from the water's edge. We relaxed until it was time to drive the five minutes to the pier to meet Dan and Valerie for our cruise. The boat goes to several piers and bays along the Kawau Island coast delivering mail and supplies to residents and businesses...

Sunday, 20 March: We took one last quick morning trip to the Sanson Sunday Market specifically to buy some NZ native wooden crafts from a vendor we met there before...and to get some of the Anzac biscuits we love from Beth the Baker. Around noon, we went to Lloyd and Krista Evans' home for lunch. The Rangoonis were there as well as the Blacks...a delightful afternoon. Lloyd and Krista have done yeoman's work building walls and fencing by themselves and adding nat...