Out Of The Blue

Often I look at buses and campervans for sale on Trade Me and last week I noticed a Toyota Coaster for sale in Blenheim. It looked good and the description sounded great so we arranged a time to view it.

And to cut a long story short ... we are now the proud owners of a blue bus.

                    Photo was taken at St Arnaud on the drive home after buying the bus.

Sun-sational

Sunny Nelson has certainly lived up to its name this summer! When temperatures became too hot to walk the dogs during the day, the best thing to do was head to the river!

Fortunately, Lee Valley near Brightwater is only a 20-minute drive from home. As soon as I picked the campervan keys up, the dogs were off - they couldn't get in fast enough. When we arrived I was surprised to see we had the whole area to ourselves. Bliss 💚

The water looked inviting ... clean, deep, and a gorgeous emerald green.

Once the dogs had cooled down we went for a walk along the river trying to stay in the shade but also close to the water to cool down whenever they needed to.

Afterward, we relaxed in the camper, soaking up bush views and listening to the sound of summer; cicadas clicking, birds chirping, and the burbling river closeby. 

An ideal way to recharge the batteries.