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.......

Sunday, 19 January 2014

HAPPY PACKERS

Peace and love to all. Yesterday's rehearsal of packing our bags went smoothly once Lawson had accepted that the bathroom scales are inaccurate (I can't possibly weigh that much notwithstanding the excesses of Christmas..), and that standing on them holding each bag was not a good way of checking whether we are within our weight allowance. After a dash to the shops to buy luggage scales it was confirmed that Lawson's bag is just under the allowance (including his telescope and tripod) but mine is quite a bit under - so I could take my electric toothbrush and the kitchen sink after all. If there was room. I'm working on it.
Note to Vivien: thank you for letting me know that you have shops in NZ where I could buy a toothbrush.(!)

St Ives Bay, Cornwall this morning before the rain came back.

An hour later: storm clouds gathering. Cornwall 6 degrees and rain guaranteed. Wellington 20 degrees with 30% probability of rain (oh well, you can't have it all).
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