Our weekly adventure at the Nelson Saturday Market left us a little bit exhausted, so we ate some stirfry chicken with noodles (honey and peanutbutter…

When we first drove the Takaka Hill Highway we realised it was a massive crossing with several sights and lookouts and Canaan Road which is…

Two weeks ago I joined the local dollmaking group in Motueka which meet for some hours every  Wednesday morning, have some tea, talk a lot…

Spring rain falls continously. Some dry hours are followed by more rain. But then, there are some few sunny and really warm days sandwiched in…

There’s one thing not to miss once you’ve got your teeth into Abel Tasman National Park: the split apple rock. It’s not exactly at the…

As it has been wet all week and didn’t seem to lighten up we decided to have a little road trip to a nice recreation…

Curiosity kills the cat! And it almost got to me this time, but luckily I picked a thing I came to like over the last…

Another Saturday’s Nelson Market, we just love it. It has a very oldfashioned way (and there are also many old things to find) but also…

Some impressions of our daily (indoors) life at Motueka – The girls in the morning: Last minute reading and hairstyling. Playing on the street near the…

Last week has been all grey and rainy, especially in the nightly hours which brought up a slight camping feeling (in the merely insulated houses…