I had to write and let you know how I got to read your blog from New Zealand.
I am off to London tomorrow to meet my new boss so slapped a search into Google to find out what the current new boss wants to hear! I am moving from being avery good IT Solution Architect in a large Corporate to Managing a team of, I am sure, very good IT Solution Architects.

To get back on track I got a link to your blog and read with great interest your entry about looking before you leap, particularly when in the Alps. I will certainly find your outline plan for assessing the current mood of the team very helpful.
I was amazed to read that you have hired a camper van and are on the west coast of the South Island in NZ. Reason being my eldest son Matt has just left Christchurch and is heading for Dunedin in a hired camper with his mate Dan. They are both on a gap year and boy I wish I had taken one, they really are living.
Matt was interested in what my new role entailed, but he really has always been interested ever since he was a kid. He is set to study Law at Nottingham on his return to UK and with a fair wind he plans to do his final year at Auckland University.

Hope your camper trip works out fine and if you see one of those Escape Campers with the dodgy paint work and two Brits from Sussex in it, give Matt and Dan my regards.

Enjoy

Mike

Here’s a quick list of things to do:

1. Visit all of the north island — don’t forget Napier.

2. Visit all of the south island — don’t forget Christchurch.