Welcome to spring 2019as always, a great variety of weather patterns from north to south; here, spring is still coming and going – but we have had good rainfall right through – 50% above average for September… so we are ahead of our usual spring grass growth pattern. Our French
Destination Otago for our 2019 Tour – Monday, 13th May – the North Islanders hopped on the bus, with driver Russell, at Mosgiel, with the Mainlanders catching up at various points… first stop, the Kissing Gate café at Middlemarch, one of the many delightful cafes dotted around New Zealand –
Finally I am getting down to our Newsletter – it is another very hot day, so sitting at the computer is not too much of an imposition! Weeding (currently still battling a mature infestation of the horrible prickly Solanum Sodomeum – Apple of Sodom on the coastal block) can wait
First up is the “Tour de France”, 7 New Zealand representatives on board the tour bus, joined by – 2 Mexicans; 3 Brits; 6 Americans; 5 Canadians… We had one day touring Paris, with lunch at Montmartre, and a dinner cruise on the Seine; we were joined by Stephan, from
