NOMADICISTA

Right , purpose for the trip .............. the nice new Steam Shed. As you would expect , he had gathered a few items together , done some restoration and made things work. http://i41.tinypic.com/sgh2cn.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/dg6vbk.jpg But the thing I loved the most , was the restored Traction...

Once we got over the pass and back into the center of the island , we stopped for a break at a tiny country school , the kids all came out and learned about our cars and stuff . http://i42.tinypic.com/2pplu86.jpg Back on the road , the weather had cleared lots at this end of the island. http://i42.t...

OK, lets go on a different trip. This time I took the truck. So there is this guy who sold his farm and retired. He has a passion for steam. So he built a shed 8) 8) A few of us went for a trip to his "shed opening" . The trip involved about 1000kms of travel. We went thru the secondary ro...

Oh , yeah , the native cry of the Kea , ragtoplandrover ragtoplandrover .....

LOL at the act Sharkey .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19XP8KjpWy8

GREAT party piece.

Its nice to see something different

more details here

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 081669.htm

WOW ,, where are you hiding that beauty . Great work!!

Rob has a blog update

http://www.robgray.com/graynomad/issues ... /index.php

I know some of you readers are into music. As a teenager I attended one of the first significant music festivals here , at Ngaruwahia, about 1973. 15000 people were there, Black Sabbath played , you could hear them clearly 3km away in the village. :) I was with a friend , in a borrowed car , and had...

db, I'm 250 miles North (warmer) and can post the same winter pics, but summer is good, eh.

Stuart , nice sunset colors.

I've got pics of the bus at some of those places, especially along Lake Dunstan

The following weekend the Gypsy Fair gathered in Bromley park. This guy did the most amazing fret work , but I wasn't able to photograph it ... http://i39.tinypic.com/14trcxf.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/aemd5u.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/2mmhi6x.jpg Miles of stock Twin roll outs.. http://i39.tinypic.c...

Some views out the bus window, first thing in the morning .

OK , thats better ,, fingers rested ..

Classic Bedford H/Ts

Cute little modern H/T, impeccably presented.



Older Bedford TK trad style.



Darn , I need a coffee after this ,, more later ..

Nice window in the back of a H/T



JC has been in this cool old Bedford since 1985.




I first met him in 1993 when doing some gypsy fairs , he is still on the circuit now , in 2010.