Just for a bit of a twist I thought I would post updates of my Great Kiwi Road Trip, undertaken with the folks. Mum is 88 and Dad a sprightly 86. I offered to share the driving with Dad as we spend a fun summer holiday like we did back in the day when I was a just a girl and the long hot summers seemed to go on forever...
We had an old black Austin A40 that took us around the North Island, with roof-rack loaded up with a big canvas tent, lilos, camp stretchers, sleeping bags, and gems such as the kerosene lamp that I still remember the smell of fondly.
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| She looked something like this - although perhaps not quite as shiny! |
Back then the indicators weren't flashing lights, but these crazy little semaphore indicators that popped out (if you were lucky) like orange ears!
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| Semaphore indicator |
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| Example of a Kerosene Hurricane Lamp - I loved watching Dad getting it going |
I recall staying at Kennedy Motor Camp in Napier a few times - there was a park with a playground rocking horse which I loved. They don't seem to make these any more. Pity. Hours were spent getting lost in my imagination with my two partners in crime - my older sisters!
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| My favourite kind of playground ride. I had to be in the front of course! |
Fast-forward to Summer 2015-16 and I'm looking forward to recreating some of the fun and frolics of the past. Jump in the car and lets get this road trip underway!
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