Andy D: My kingdom for a horse (or a boat…)

Hello! This is me and Charlie, or Charlie and me, if you prefer… Plan A: Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England to Wellington, New Zealand.  Overground via campervan? Water via boat? with dog! Only 11,800 miles, let’s call it 12,000 for a bit of wiggle room. Nessie had 72,800 miles on her clock, she could easy do it!?! That’s it, that’s the plan. Ok, there might need to be a few details to sort out… but, it’s the start.  Well, it was the start… two and a bit years ago; you know, before the ‘C’ word.  Life keeps changing; and maybe one day I’ll tell you more about the previous 60 years of changing. Lol I know, it can’t be true…?! Can it? 60? Really? However, as I type, I’m off to New Zealand! Well, that’s the plan I had a couple of years ago when I clearly thought it would be a good idea. Chinese bat droppings got in the way.  So, no travelling? Isolating then? Social distancing? No camping? But I was living in my campervan! (lovingly ripped out of an old minibus) I had become persona