Our trip so far……

 

It’s all reality now and we have been on the road with no fixed abode for 6 days. First night in St Arnaud. Great place to rest and recharge the batteries after a busy few days packing, cleaning the house for our new tenants and of course finding a spot for all our worldly possessions in the caravan. (We have taken far too much and will have to ditch some things along the way!!!).
Day 2 we headed off south for Leithfield Beach. Lots of roadworks & improvements to the in-land road, but rough & bumpy still in many places. Of course the compulsary coffee stop was had in Murchison. Arrived late afternoon & had a BBQ & a few bottles of wine with Ian & Jacky. Day 3 was catching up with friends and relatives in Christchurch. Headed out of Christchurch Thursday & stopped at Ashburton for first repair. Caravan front blind stuck so we got the experts to fix it. Unfortunately,  when we opened the door of the caravan, one of the draws had come out & we had smashed glasses & cups everywhere. Maybe we should look at plastic wine glasses for the future!!! Oh well, on the bright side it removed some of the clutter 😂. Stayed at Lake Tekapo for the night. Swim in the lake as temperatures in the 30’s and Wayne had a kayak. Was suppose to head to Alexandra the next day but we had gale force winds start at 3am, so hunkered down for another day and let the weather sort itself. No fun in towing in gales. Arrived in Alexandra this morning and weather was perfect. Caravan & awning now up and as our hosts said…make yourselves at home. So, Dunstan Rd will now be our home for however long is needed (and our hosts Annette & Robert let us stay 😀) I will start 10 hours work from next week and Wayne will take a well earned rest before he ventures out to find interesting jobs to add to our financial wellbeing.  Until our next report, we wish all our friends & family love & best wishes. Sue & Wayne

2 Replies to “Our trip so far……”

  1. Just read your blog Sue, wow….good on you!

    Hope the work thing is going well and remember work is soooo overated!!

    Take care

  2. Hey Sue….just caught up, sounds like you are converted.

    If you are still up this way and have time, sing out. Otherwise, safe travels wherever you are!

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