June 16, 2023 The clock says it all. Checked in and on board by 7.20 am, and 12 hours later, almost to the minute, we arrived at Auckland Strand station. Long, yes, but boring, no. If it had been long distance air travel, it would have been punishing, but on the Northern Explorer — a … More Northern Explorer
June 6, 2023 Well. It’s nearly nine months since I posted anything. So long that I’ve almost forgotten how to do it. But here we are, finally back into writing. There’s been no particular reason for the absence other than lack of motivation. Even my garden blog has suffered, though I’ve managed a few more … More Moving on
September 24, 2022 It seems an age ago now, our travels across Canada, down to New York and back across the States to San Francisco, all by train. It was back in 2015, and at the time we fully intended to do the trip again, or at least the Canada part, in reverse order and … More Remembering when …
April 18, 2022 Easter Monday, and what better way to spend it than a trip to Castlepoint. No particular reason other than it is a great place to visit, whatever the time of year. Today it was fine and warm (17 degrees) but extremely windy. There has been some big weather recently which has taken … More Castlepoint
Here we are again, in full Level 4 lockdown as a result of a community outbreak of the delta variant of Covid-19. Most of the current 51 cases are in the Auckland region, but there are also, worringly, five in the Wellington region. The good news is that those investigated so far have a genomic … More Retrospectively . . .
Off Highway One 