Getting ready

Originally our 2026 winter holiday break was to be spent touring the South Island taking in a different vista to what we normally see when traveling down there. Usually the mountains are dry, barren and brown. This time we were expecting to see them covered with snow and offering a different beauty. So, we had high expectations of enjoying something different from the norm. That was until Mr Trump came along and started a war with Iran! He managed to single handedly stuff up our dream by causing fuel costs to go through the stratosphere and cause an uncertainty of supply. Well done Trump...not! Due to this we cancelled our ferry bookings and decided to stay in the North Island where we felt a little more confident.
So today, it was a day to pack the van, put the bikes on the carrier, put the cars into hibernation mode and other sundry activities. This was all done in between some heavy downpours of rain! Well, it is winter after all. Maybe that is a subtle taste of what we are going to face over the next five weeks 🤔. Whatever, tomorrow we hit the road and see where it takes us. I have asked the tour guide where we are going, but her response was..."I'm not telling you because you will only forget anyway ". Hmm, nice to have such confidence being shown. So tomorrow I will post an update from ????Read more