new new zealand

 Saturday: We are comfortably settled into our seasonal campsite in New New Zealand. Yesterday afternoon the sky was spitting at us, daring us to make the trip. We took up the challenge, fists raised at the dark sky as we drove. The rain came down a little harder as we got here, but not hard enough to dissuade us from our task. 

Once the trailer was comfortable situated (with Kirsten and Shawn’s fine help) we got to work setting up. Stall mats were dragged into place to make a pad of sorts, we unhitched and leveled the beast. Then I got to work inside while Carm and Shawn hefted out Grace’s outdoor cage and then ‘built’ the patio. Heavy work as each mat weighs close to 100lbs, but an awesome result!

It was wonderful to spend time with everyone, pickup up exactly where we left off last fall.

This morning dawned bright and sunny. Yes, dawned. I know this because I left the blind open on the east side of the camper and the sun shone in my eyes at exactly sunrise! Spike woke up not long after so the dogs and I trudged outside for a few minutes. Hordes of hungry mosquitoes descended on us.

We puttered around the campsite the rest of the day, settling in and relaxing. Eventually Olaf, Stephanie, and Freya arrived.

Sunday: All the fun continued into today’s Father’s Day celebration. 

We arrived home late in the afternoon exhausted but happy. Spike has been on the futon since his supper with barely a flutter of an eyelid, Adia curled up beside him.

Thursday was a slightly different scenario. Oh gosh, I felt like crap and so did Carm. We struggled through the day, breaking up tasks with short rests, but we got through it happy with the knowledge that we are double vaccinated!

Awesome!

“feeling sick after the vaccine and knowing that it’s my immune system at work”

“pulling out of the laneway as we start our short journey”

“being with family”

“Adia doing her pee on the leash right away - she’s not used to ‘going’ while on leash”

“the new leashes worked out great”

“family all together”