Pooley

I know that this story may be familiar to those of you i emailed the first time it happend but sometimes you just have to be versatlie and do what you have to do. This time the location was the waitomo caves on the north island in new zealand. My situation at this time was that i had been living in a car for 4 weeks, obviously for those of you that drive you will know that cars dont come equipped with kitchens and bathrooms. Well at least this one didnt, this was just a standard car, 2 front seats, and small back seats and a large boot.......which incidently we had been using to sleep in. A few towels on the windows and a sleeping bag or 3 and it wasnt too bad......quite homely actually, or ... read more

"Coincidences" It isn't often that people recognise that from bad situations good things always happen. It may not be that day or even that week, but sometime soon it will turn into a blessing in disguise. I was travelling along with my 2 Dutch travel partners Rob and Henrike when we stopped for a routine toilet stop on the way to the catlin forest. We were 25 kilometres from the nearest town and we spotted a roadsided public toilet located next to a small school. It was a normal sort of day, the sun was shining, we were surrounded by views of fields and hills and there was the impeccable sound of silence......apart from the odd moo of a cow!! Things soon took a sudden turn! After returning from the toilets, and having restocked our fresh ... read more