(Barely) Working Title: How to retire in your twenties
Driving back along the cape from Opotiki was much better than we had anticipated. You can actually see the scenery going the other way, and we had stocked up on supplies and made a flask of coffee to avoid any culinary disappointment along the barren stretch. Unfortunately Jane has been feeling rather unwell recently. Looking back on it, it was inevitable that one of us would be sick at some stage as we really haven’t allowed ourselves a great deal of rest.
We made the decision to put off our visit to the East Cape lighthouse for a few days while Jane recovered and found a house called Morepork’s Nest a few kilometers away in Te Araroa. Morepork seems to be another name for owl here. This makes no sense to me whatsoever as even if they were made of pork (which they aren’t), their relative size to their bacon-giving compatriots would surely make the name “lesspork” more accurate?
We used our time to read, sleep (in a real bed!), and write some music. At one point, we ventured to the local shop to buy supplies, and I managed to squeeze in a run. After a few days we were both feeling much better. Maybe there is something to this "relaxing" lark after all?
Lewis George
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16 Apr 2020
More or Less Pork.
May 18, 2019
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Te Araroa
Driving back along the cape from Opotiki was much better than we had anticipated. You can actually see the scenery going the other way, and we had stocked up on supplies and made a flask of coffee to avoid any culinary disappointment along the barren stretch. Unfortunately Jane has been feeling rather unwell recently. Looking back on it, it was inevitable that one of us would be sick at some stage as we really haven’t allowed ourselves a great deal of rest.
We made the decision to put off our visit to the East Cape lighthouse for a few days while Jane recovered and found a house called Morepork’s Nest a few kilometers away in Te Araroa. Morepork seems to be another name for owl here. This makes no sense to me whatsoever as even if they were made of pork (which they aren’t), their relative size to their bacon-giving compatriots would surely make the name “lesspork” more accurate?
We used our time to read, sleep (in a real bed!), and write some music. At one point, we ventured to the local shop to buy supplies, and I managed to squeeze in a run. After a few days we were both feeling much better. Maybe there is something to this "relaxing" lark after all?
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The first trip: Miranda to Thames
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Land of the Long, White Cloud
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Backyard Exploring
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Hit the Road, Jack
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Under the Weather
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The Road of Death?
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An Eel called "Eel"
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Descent into the Black Abyss...
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Everybody's Going Surfing...
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Living in a van: is this the real life?
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Out with the Old and in with the New (Plymouth)
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Walk this Way
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The Great Taranaki
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The "Forgotten" Highway
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Chronicle + Art = Article
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Derby Day
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Mission Accomplished: Come on you Nix!
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The post-Phoenix hangover
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The Tongariro Alpine Crossing
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Whanganui 2 - This Time it’s Personal
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Tui-many puns and Hastings
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The Giant Among Us & Bell Rock
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Acoustics, Art & A Bloody Cold Sea
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Napier Calling
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Bridget Jones' Diary - Cheese, Chocolate, Wine
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Land and Sea
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Mahia-hee, Mahia-hu...
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The Gisborne Identity
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East Cape Escape
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The Long and Winding Road
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More or Less Pork.
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The Land of the Rising Sun
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Hikurangi: Reaching New Heights
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Stingray, Stingray!
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Bay of Plenty (of Surprises)
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Future Reflections
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Birthday Part 1 - Going Off Pissed
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Birthday Part 2 - Going En Piste
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Mid-Winter Christmas
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I Get Knocked Down (But I Get Up Again)
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Job Hunting: I Need a Dollar, Dollar
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Busy Earnin'
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Hoppy Daze
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Making a House a Home
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What to expect when you’re expecting
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Bright Lights, Big City
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Feeling Each and Every Mile
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What to export when you're exporting
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Waipapa Marae: An Unexpected Welcome
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Tane of the Sky Father
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The Boy Most Likely To
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Go Rooster!
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Friday 13th
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Mild Orange, Heavy Chest
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Champions of the World
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Wild, Wild West (Auckland)
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Team Zlatan Heineken
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Great Expectations
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Un petit rendezvous
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Duck Island (sans canards)
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It’s Coming Home?
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Culture, init?
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Sue’s Turtle Garden
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New Caledonia - It’s a Rollercoaster (metaphorically)
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It’s gone abroad...
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Future Me Hates Me
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“You can’t beat Wellington on a sunny day”
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Te Papa Tongarewa: New Zealand’s Treasure Chest
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Island in the Sun
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Wine on Waiheke
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I'm Dreaming of a Really Sunny and Warm as Hell Christmas
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A Visitor!
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New Year, New Zealand
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Worm-tomo
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A Vicious Cycle
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Tongario 2.0: This time it's actually visible
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Wow Nature, you furry
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Whakarewarewa: Living Māori Vilage
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Ain't No Mountain...
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Hot Rodders & Hotter Weather
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