Breakfast on our own.
Oatmeal, muffins, and Kind Bars.
Met at nine-thirty.

Driving New Zealand
Left left, keep left, always left.
Doug and Lynn drive left.

I just hit a bird
But it flew into the car
I am the victim.

Everyone must
Write a haiku to join in
Fun for us all, right?

Sue has a good start.
But the talking is too much.
Everyone shut up!

Christmas Eve is here.
But where is all the snowfall?
Sheep will have to do

Are sheep soft to touch?
No says the car they are tough.
Lynn wants to cuddle.

Little John is tight
We are all squeezed together
Lynn gets her cuddles.

Is the little van
Overloaded? Maybe so.
But what fellowship!

The radio’s bad
Lynn should sing us Christmas songs.
The whole car agrees.

No no no no no
No no no no no no no
No no no says Lynn.

Heart and Soul Cafe
The milkshakes were quite runny.
Burgers were good though.

When food’s delivered
The production of haiku
Ceases completely.

Doug is driving now
Up and down hills and valleys
Onward to the east.

Another rental:
Bright, spacious, and newly done
It will do quite well.

To the internet
For Christmas dinner planning
Shopping lists are made

The store is crowded
Shopping with six is hard work
The cart quickly fills

Three in the kitchen
Is never too many cooks
And the soup is great

Christmas approaches
Presents wrapped under the tree
The stockings are hung

Sleep is elusive
But farewell night-time dwellers
Dramamine’s a cure.

Daily Walking Miles:
Four point seven four good miles
All day in the car

Fun Facts:

• Big, tall Lodgepole Pines
  Re-vegetating too much.
  Cut them all down now!
• Spell-check hates cities
  Like Balclutha. It advises,
  “No replacement found.”