I just thought it an idea to share the rainy days too ! Well life in a bus is greatly affected by the weather - we do like being close to nature but the wet weather really dose put a damper on things - especially when living in a small space with kids ! We're [...]
We're were walking along the waterfront at Te Anau where we saw a float plane moored off. We just couldn't resist a flight over the Fiordland. It was a beautifully sunny clear day, so we booked our flight, and soon with great excitement we're boarding the plain. The girls had never been on a small [...]
Well a lot of locals call this there favorite spot of all. Its well off the beaten track towards the west coast with almost an hour of gravel road to get there. Well we've been a bit invaded with road dust throughout our tailor but still well worth the drive. We set up camp next [...]
Finding ourselves bouncing back to Queenstown again we felt we couldn't leave without check out Skyline Queenstown - up in the gondola to really take in the spectacular views over Queenstown and the surrounding area of lakeside and mountaintops. Then we made the most of being up there and got ourselves a family pass of [...]
After a couple of days in Queenstown we headed south again to Kingston. Found ourselves another awesome free camp spot right on the lakeside. Surrounded by towering mountains and fringed by crystal clear deep clear waters, we could easily stayed there for much longer. We swam a lot to cool off and enjoyed a picnic [...]
APPLE PIE While in Queenstown visiting friends one day Lola felt like making an apple pie to share. We had found some wild apples at a lakeside camp a few days previously and Lola was looking forward to doing something with them - Lets just say - that straight off the tree - they weren't [...]
RHUBARB AND PLUMB CRUMBLE (Gluten, dairy, and sugar free) INGREDIENTS- FOR FRUIT BASE - Fresh rhubarb and plumbs ( organic, foraged from a beautifully big plumb tree at our campsite one night, see pix ) , and a little orange juice. When in the land of stone fruit- Otago- eat plumb crumble ! INGREDIENTS- FOR [...]
COUSCOUS SALAD WITH FRUIT AND BASIL. Lola's fresh and fruity salad for light summertime dinners. Lola's not done this one before, and came as a nice surprise last night after a hot day. Ingredients- See photo of Lola's hand written list. Method - Start by cooking the purl couscous, while its' cooking prepare the salad [...]
Well, I've doing a lot of writing based on where, and what we've been doing, and feel I must mention as we go about our day today life traveling in our bus, we continually chat to curious people we meet about PWS ( Prader Willi syndrome ). People see our bus with the orange stickers, [...]
FRESH FISH AND SALAD Following on from our market outing today, Lola's cooked us a lovely healthy dinner this evening from our produce bought today...... See the photo of Lola's ingredients list. Method - Chop and prepare the salad. Cut the fish into small manageable pieces, and coat them in seasoned flour, then pan fry [...]
