The New Zealand winters have been in Auckland which are hardly winter and the one I'm going in to soon is in Northland which is a bit like Spring in other areas.
Winter in Canada was an experience with daily temperatures at the minus 15 to 20 degrees and with a wind chill up to minus 40. Being a continental climate though the seasons were much more noticeable and correctly turned up when they were supposed to.
Spring melted the ice and snow. Summer was very hot. Autumn was aglow with the colour of the trees. Winter again was clear, crisp and extremely cold.
The Scottish and English winters were not as exhilarating tending to be rainy or sleety, cold (at zero or just below) and generally dreary. They reminded me a bit of winters in Wellington which were always grey, windy and cold.
We lived in Christchurch for 4 years and I remember liking the winters there. The seasons were also more noticeable, turning up on time with clear demarcations between spring, summer, autumn and winter - a bit like Canada.
Anyway, back to Northland. It's the 2nd of May and should be winter but the weekend we just had was great and today was glorious. This afternoon I kayaked out in the bay and, at about 3PM went swimming.
I've got a woodshed full of seasoned wood and lots of kindling but doubt if I'll use any of it this side of August. The HRV system we put in the roof a few years ago and the ceiling and underfloor insulation we put in has made a tremendous difference to our old house. We don't get condensation and the house never gets to be arctic. 3 years ago when we last used the wood burners (one at each end of the house) we really only did so when guests were staying or for atmosphere when visitors came to dinner.
2016 is said to be going to be the warmest year in New Zealand for some time.
I may just have to sell that firewood.
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