Adventures With Harvey

Croatia, Slovenia and Austria A few tears were shed as we bid Deanna farewell in Dubrovnik, it was such a memorable 2 weeks we all spent together but it was time to split tacks and head our separate ways, she south and we north.  It’s a little hard to explain however our u-turn in Dubrovnik felt like the begnining of our homeward journey as we start the long drive towards our very important date in Paris around 7 weeks from now  (a certain rugby world cup game for those of you who haven't figured it out...).  The timing has been very good because those of you who watch the international news will know that Europe is currently sweltering under a record heatwave.  While we certainly weren’t complaining about being absent from a cold and wet NZ winter, temperatures in the mid 30’s can be most uncomfortable if you can’t find a shady spot to park Harvey - once he is hot inside, it can be quite impossible to cool him down again.  Our route after leaving Dubrovnik wa...

Deanna, Dubrovnik and Dancing! It had been more than 15 months since your author had seen any of his children so imagine our absolute delight when we met our oldest daughter, Deanna at Marco Polo Airport in Venice following her flight from New Zealand via a few days in London.  It was just so lovely to see have her come and visit and we had PLENTY of catching up to do!  We’ve had overnight guests in Harvey before, and also others join us for some of the driving, but this was a full 2 weeks of travel with an extra person on board – such a treat!  So what have we all been up to for the last couple of weeks?  Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in for the latest exciting instalment of Adventures With Harvey. As is often the case when we leave each country, a final forage for supplies is in order.  In Italy we have fallen in love with the fresh pasta, buffalo mozzarella, the local tomatoes, limoncello and basil pesto to name but a few.  A favourite evening tip...