CURRENT MISSION

NZ - March 2015 : Just moved into our new home in Katikati, settling in, looking for a job . . . . . soon . . . .

ABOUT ME

Ran away to sea in 1974 following completion of my electrical apprenticeship with the local Power authority. Met and married my wife ( Sue ) in Auckland New Zealand in 1975 and have been a 'kiwi' since 1979.

PHILOSOPHY

Broke free from the rut / old ways of family life in 2008 and sought to re-discover the world and it's inhabitants before I and the world get too old.
Following in our sons footprints in undertaking the Camino de Santiago autumn 2009. Life is good / for living !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Introduced to CS in Feb 2009 by our son Scott, just as we are about to embark on a big European trip . . . surfed in Hungary, Slovakia and France arrived back in NZ Jan 2011 and happy to offer CS hospitality to others.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed at my son Scotts place in Vienna, Austria.and as said above with Scott in Budapest and Slovakia then on our own in Toulouse - looking forward to meeting couchsurfers from arond the world.

Interests

Keith : Motorcycles, travel, adventure sports, anything water based.
Sue : Travel, reading, dinner with friends, walking, family etc.

• walking
• motorcycles
• electronics
• reading
• traveling
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Just seen movie Valkyrie - great. Music : Pink Floyd to Pink, Black Sabbath to Vera Lynn, Techno to Beethoven - if it sounds good I like it

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled around the world by the time I was 21 - in the British Merchant Navy, unfortunately " the arrogance of youth" meant I didn't appreciate much at the time - but I still have some pretty good memories - some I may share :o) Just completed a fabulous 2 years travelling and working around Europe - before we get too old . . . grand finale was the walking of the 800Km Camino de Santiago Compostella finishing Nov 2009

Teach, Learn, Share

20 year computer man, electrical / electronics, Mr Fixit - will have a go ( and usually succeed ) at most handyman things - from concreting to telephones, power electronics to diesel engines :o)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Cook Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tonga, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, New Zealand, Slovakia, United Kingdom

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