Adventures With Harvey

Stratford-upon-Avon… Finally off exploring! It’s more work than you would think to fit out a motorhome with 18 months of full-time living in  mind! It pretty much took us 3 full days, the first involved clearing out every cupboard, shelf,  external storage bin and every other nook and cranny you could think of. Then figuring out what is  needed and what can be discarded. Day 2 was pretty much a day of shopping (FUN!), the Bullring is Birmingham’s main shopping mall  and would be at least as large as 277 in Newmarket. We were delighted to sort out local SIM cards  and a few other items before heading for the much larger-footprint retailers for linen, camping  supplies and a load of other bits & pieces. I’m sure if Anita was writing this blog the detail would be  somewhat less general however she seems to be suffering from jetlag a little worse than your author  this evening… so unfortunately she is in bed and you’re stuck with me for now 😀...

For many years this author has been contemplating some extended travel to Europe.  Many of my peers (and lately some of my children) spent several years of their youth disappearing overseas for the classic kiwi OE.  However for a number of reasons, in no small part relating to the aforementioned children, such an undertaking did not eventuate for me during earlier times. Fortunately my lovely wife Anita also has a passion for travel so together we hatched a plan to do what has been referred to as “a grown-ups Combi Van tour of Europe”.   So as she sleeps, here I write to you from an altitude of around 11000m somewhere over India (of all places) en route from Auckland to London via Singapore as we embark on what is anticipated to be 18 months living abroad in Europe. I’m sure you’re wondering why our blog is named “Adventures with Harvey”.   It’s simple really, that’s the name of our RV.   Harvey!   Let me tell you a little more about our travelling comp...