NOMADICISTA

Joanne , the range is a 'Shipmate' , very similar to the Shacklock Orion.

It has a 1cu ft oven. It is nickel plated , perhaps for marine use, though much of that has darkened off over the years .

A couple of random pics from travels on the road,

Traction engine , going somewhere , near Rangiora.



Some guy taking his DC3 out for a test flight . That sounded SO cool. (Ashburton)

That's clever Stu.

You should be good for a job with Weta after this ....

LOL at the stuck schoolie .

Young fellas at the school of hard knocks good on them for giving it a 'go'.

about an hours drive away , is a forest area , there is a nice space of maybe 35acres set aside for camping, it has a toilet block and water on tap, and lots of space with tall trees for shade. Also this cool river (Hurunui) for fishing in. On the opposite side of the main road, is an old fire looko...

That view of all the RVs is stunning , are some or all being lived in there ? its like a mobile city.

There are several places where the seals have made them selves at home , stinks too.

The road , and rail closely follow the coast line here , its pretty , I think.

I think , therefore I am ..... oops , I think I will add more of my pics here , 'cause they are mostly taken when we are off in the bus. Except for the ones when I am off in the truck :) I left you in the photography section on StateHwy 1 . near Kaikoura. So here we are travelling down the coast som...

I have been in the process ........ hmmm ........ yep ,, thats a project ... I have a project on the go. I bought another bus, shorter this time , so more manouverable and easier to drive. Thats the plan , not getting any younger you know. It was just off the school bus run , so still had all the pr...

Sailing around the world at 16 yrs old , unassisted , solo, what an interesting challange.

Is anyone following Jessica?

http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/

Further north , looking towards the Kaikoura Range , more fresh snow , and a hare that is soon not to be there...



Despite the white stuff , it was a lovely, calm, warm day. The bus was going well and once again , no one in sight.

This is State hwy 1.

Later , a bit closer to those mountains , the sun peeked thru ...



And not a soul to be seen .

PS , you see those tall trees right at the end of the road ,, yep ,, old man pine More free fuel

I guess , cause it's winter on your side of the world just now, here's a pic in sympathy, I am hiding near Rakaia , fresh snow on the alps in the distance and a lovely frost on the ground. I love an excuse to light the fire :) http://i47.tinypic.com/13z60dh.jpg I got a weeks fuel for the range, from...

LOL at the 'hippies use back door' sign