Into town for lunch

Posted on April 21, 2019 by mike

Our second walk in two days. As it is Easter Sunday we’re not too sure what is open and what is closed today. But we’ll soon find out.

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Hamilton Walk

Posted on April 20, 2019 by mike

Just got a new watch which can track my route. Hopefully this will help with this year’s walking holiday.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3572006580?share_unique_id=2

Hole relief

Posted on March 26, 2019 by mike

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To take a break from digging a hole for myself, we decided to go for a bike ride.

As I had been outside digging for 3 hrs. It was time for a coffee and a item to eat first. After a period for digestion and getting the bikes ready it was 2.00 PM and possibly not the best time of day to start.

So through the heat we made our way to Hamilton via the river, finding an alternative route back home.

Not having been on the bikes for ages you soon see how much fitness you have lost.

Oh well back to my hole.

Mike and Jo on Tour day Whatever

Posted on March 6, 2019 by mike

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We have stopped for a week at an house sit just outside of Christchurch. Yesterday we did a trip out to Akaroa. This is supposed to be a French influenced town. We arrived right on lunchtime and were surprised to find everything open. So much for being a French town.

Mike and Jo on Tour day 15

Posted on February 24, 2019 by mike

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A quick tour of Dunedin and a trip to Port Chalmers to see the Queen Elizabeth. Then a catch up with Helen before continuing north.

Having found a place to stay for the night it was a quick walk, and a stop at the pub, before returning for tea and the sunset.

Mike & Jo on Tour day 13

Posted on February 22, 2019 by mike

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Matt has now left us and we are now feeling unbalanced without our third wheel.

Having packed up it was off on the road again. This time our destination is Bluff / Invercargill.

Matt on Tour day 12

Posted on February 21, 2019 by mike

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Today is Matt’s last day so a calm day before his flight meant a drive into Queenstown and a jet boat ride.

Well it was good having Matt here now is the time to say goodbye, untill July.

Walks

Posted on January 23, 2019 by mike

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Although I haven’t been posting resently I have been busy with other things. Renovating, walking, eating & sleeping.

Here is one of the shorter walks we have been doing.

Took this one in the morning. It didn’t take us nearly 2 hrs. I just forgot to turn the tracker off.

Followed by a longer one after tea.

USA Road Trip – Day 13

Posted on September 3, 2018 by mike

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Today will be the final push to LA, Jo want to get up and leave at 5.00 as in our real time that will be 7.00. Yes we have found both the hours we lost on the way out to Kentucky. The problem with that is we will arrive at LAX before lunch and our flight isn’t until 10.00 pm.

As it is we leave before 8.00 and already Google is saying there is at least 30 mins delay.

As it turns out google is wrong and we head off to the beach for a stroll before returning the car.

There in is another thing for Jo to worry about. Part of our deal was a free wifi enabled tablet, that gave us calls and a wifi hotspot. This was because we had spent over £500 ordering it in the uk. Will they charge us for the unit as we are returning the car early and will be under the required spend.

All turned out ok in the end we weren’t charged for the unit.