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With the season in full swing now, I’m getting used to the 05:30 hrs starts, 17:30 hrs finishing at Loadout. Loadout is where all the pallets are loaded into containers or trucks and its not umusual to do 700 odd pallets in a day. Jude is Working Packhouse and with 07:30 hrs starts working through to 17:30 hrs… thats a big day packing fruit so she is working pretty hard-out… It’s easy to see when she crashes to bed about 7:30…. well we both do actually. I’m fortunate that I am working with an amazing team who are hard working, really supportive serious about whatRead More →

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It’s been a while since we have posted as we have revisited some of the same old favourites as we do the rounds. We are obviously in the Deep South enjoying the episodic variety of weather only the South could throw at you. The weather is not always bad, but that constant westerly flow can sometimes get up the nose of the most resilient southerners. As for Jude and I, we just appreciate waking to any weather, as we know from our paramedical career, there would be many that would wish they were still sucking air to see any weather. Any way we are inRead More →

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We decided to continue onto the Ashburton Gorge as time was on our side, I drive “Jimmy” and Shane follows in Moho, fuel up in Mt Somers and off up the gorge very hot late afternoon warm foehn wind and 27degrees, 35 km later we come to Lake Camp and Lake Clearwater we choose to stay at Lake Clearwater, a lovely campsite down by the lake and thank goodness a huge shelter belt protecting us from the howling nor west. On the hillside a small village of cribs) and holiday homes overlook the lake. We have plenty of exploring to do from here, after aRead More →

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Well it’s been a long month back in Southland. Didn’t realise how hard it would be to catch up with the many friends and family we missed over the previous 12 months. Thankful for Sam and Amanda for tolerating us up the drive for the duration of our stay. Being full time Moho’ers, we know how important it is to stay in touch with our families… a task that is not as easy as one would think. Unlike years of old there is the advantage of the techno-leash where the internet with all its benefits of real-time video such as Facebook, FaceTime, Snapchat, Instagram, textingRead More →

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Meaning narrowing waters is 2.2 km north of the American border, lake surrounded by mountains is hot and arid, fruit, wineries and horticulture abound, think Central Otago but bigger! Weather just like a hot summer day in central. Lots of accommodation for vacationers plenty of camp grounds, that is one thing Canada does well the facilities for campers are first class. We stayed at Nk Mip camp ground run by the local native tribe, they have extensive business ventures around the region and employ many tribe members. After researching ( love the internet)best hikes to do round here “we” or should I say “I” lolRead More →

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11 important facts to remember as we grow older: Number 11 – Don’t sweat the small stuff. Number 10 – other than death, it’s all small stuff Number 9 – Death is the number 1 killer in the world. Number 8 – Life is sexually transmitted. Number 7 – Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. Number 6 – Men have two emotions: hungry and horny, and they can’t tell them apart. If you see a gleam in his eyes, make him a sandwich. Number 5 – Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day.Read More →