This weekend’s mission started on Friday. Al left early Friday am to get to BB to be onsite for the roofers, as they were to starting to install the flashings and had some questions. I would follow after work in…
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Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 12
We decided to head over Saturday morning for a change, which meant we didn’t have the mad rush to get ready after work on a Friday. We left Coalgate earlyish once we had Sammy, Ben and the chooks stocked up…
Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 11
We headed over to Blue Spur, Hoki on Friday after work. We thought the roads would be busy with Coast to Coast traffic but they weren’t bad at all. I hadn’t realised the pre-race briefing was no longer in Kumara…
Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 10
Waitangi weekend – Even though it was wet on the coast, even by coast standards, the windows were being delivered on Saturday and we needed to get them in to stay on track. So Friday after I finished work we…
Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 9
Last weekend we decided to stay home and get some chores done. But this weekend we headed back to the coast to finish some of the fiddly bits that still need to be done. We headed off Friday after I…
Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 8
Saturday morning I headed over to Blackball after a week back at Safety Nets and also two lots of paying guests. It was lovely weather in Coalgate but it was even hotter in Blackball. When I arrived Al and Neil…
Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 7
8-10 Jan. We headed over to Blackball Sat am and arrived about 11.45. Neil & Dianne had arrived a little before, they had also headed home for a couple of days. We had expected the concrete slab for the carport…
Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 6
After a full day at home to get some washing done and mow the lawns we got back to BB on Mon 3 around 11.45am to find Neil & Dianne sitting in their deck chairs in the ‘lounge’ waiting for…
Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 5
Wednesday 29th we headed back to Blackball in the morning getting there just after 11. Allan’s parents Neil & Dianne arrived about 12 and set up their caravan and awning on our section. Neil is helping us with the framing…
Temporary Accomm/Garage – Pt 4
The first stint of our frame building over our holiday break. We left Coalgate midday on the 23rd and headed to the bach at Bluespur, Hokitika which would be our base throughout. Christmas Eve we were up early and drove…