We were so excited when New Zealand went 24 days absolutely Covid – free… then there’s the drama of the last few days with 5 new active cases – all from people entering New Zealand from overseas. Still, aside from that, the super rugby franchise came to an arrangement – so that we can now host a Super Rugby Aotearoa championship – a round robin between New Zealand teams. Aaaaand…. the Highlanders season ticket that we had thought was turning out to be a waste of money, suddenly came alive again!
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Whisked away to Wanka – lucky me!
It’s been a while since we had a break, I am currently injured (no, not the knee replacement) and wasn’t expecting this at all. It was lovely just to get away for a while in one of my favourite places – Wanaka – and just relax.
Hump Ridge track – coastal track day hike
Today marked a massive day in the life of me and this knee.
Firstly, it is now 6 months to the day since the knee replacement and secondly it was the day that we attempted our first day hike in many years. What better a place than the hump ridge track, the last big hike I managed before the demise of the knee!
Knee milestones, Christmas and a ticky tour!
It’s been a good wee while since my last update, apologies, so this might be longer than usual, there’s a lot to catch up on! Local events, Christmas, and a wee tiny ticky tour! Continue reading “Knee milestones, Christmas and a ticky tour!”
Weekend away: yay!
So we finally got away from it all for a while at Easter, because… thank you New Zealand, there are three public holidays over that weekend and it is just no cost effective to open up shop on a public holiday!! Continue reading “Weekend away: yay!”