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Managing Isolation
The last stage of the airport exit process was for hotel allocation to find out where we would spend our managed isolation and the next 14 days. We were told…
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Out of India
We arrived back in Auckland a few days ago and are currently holed up in one of the NZ government Managed Isolation facilities. Thankfully the NZ government provides quite a…
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Abandon Ship!
We’ve been ‘stuck’ in India now for almost eight months – four months longer than we intended. According to the “original plan” we should already have enjoyed May and June…
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Six Months In A Leaky Boat!
I grew up thinking “monsoon” had a mysterious and exotic ring to it. It’s true that in NZ we can experience a taste of “four seasons in one day”, but…
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Money Money Money!
I’ve been brought up to treat money as a personal matter and so it feels a bit strange writing this blog. But, since we get a lot of “I wish…
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Unlocking Tiny Living
On June 8th, 2020 India moved from Lockdown 4.0 to Unlock 1.0. To save you working it out, that’s a total of 77 days of movement restrictions. 77 days where…
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Getting Creative
I’ve never been too good at sitting around watching the world pass me by, so when lockdown came I decided to add “re-learn how to sketch” to my daily routine…
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Paw Patrol
Right back at the very start of February, we spotted a distressed-looking stray bitch, frantically carrying tiny pups around the marina grounds seemingly looking for a safe place for them. …
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Life and Laughs in Lockdown
We have now been in lockdown in India for 7 weeks, so seems like a good time to reflect on how we have been coping and what we have been…
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Keeping Cool During Lockdown
Last week I got permission to go out for “essential” supplies and ventured out of the marina into the big wide world. Though the original 21days lockdown imposed on 24th…
The next chapter in life
