ABOUT US



ABOUT US
We are from Cornwall, England.
We love to travel and to explore places in a campervan. We find wide open spaces exhilarating
and do lots of walking. Show us an accessible hill or mountain and we want to go up it.
We like watching birds but are not twitchers. To be honest Lawson is more into bird spotting than me but what I find amazing
is the diversity of birdlife, and the fact birds of all sizes continue to live side by side with us humans. So, in the course of our explorations
we may make a detour to the local dump because more often than not it will be one of the best places to see birds.
We are sure New Zealand will not disappoint us when it comes to birds but what about other wildlife and natural wonders?
Will we encounter anything to beat the sight of polar bears on sea ice at the North Pole?
And what will we think of the house at Paraparaumu that Ron and Vivien have built? All will be revealed.......

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

EARTHQUAKE

During a conversation with Ron on his birthday he reported that the area around Wellington had experienced an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude that day. Ron and Vivien felt the ground shifting and shaking for about 30 seconds.

I'm impressed Ron; it's not everyone who can get the earth to move on his birthday!

This quake was of the same magnitude as those that struck Christchurch with such awful results in 2011.  
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17113574

Earthquakes are common (see NZ Facts right) and Ron says we can expect to experience at least one during our stay.
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