There is plenty of wood on the beach right now. Two tropical storms within just a few weeks. Crazy summer 2018.

There are still too many tourists around, so not that many pictures of this trip. Just checked some of the art studios if they have…

Several meters of sand have disappeared during the extreme weather events this year, leaving this beach access leading to nowhere.

February 1st 2018 was pretty intense. Anna had her first day at High School, the hottest week of the year (we had around 30°C for…

Just a short stop over at Totaranui Beach on a high season Tuesday, watching the oyster catchers. :)

It’s such a pity that no bakers in our area are capable of making authentic pretzels. For some reason they substitute the required sodium hydroxide…

After about two months without any significant rain our garden wasn’t in the best possible shape anymore. But fortunately, just after New Year’s we’ve got…

Located in the Aniseed Valley near Richmond, these waterfalls look most impressive after rain. The 2h return walk doesn’t require much physical fitness but is…

Season two for our berry house. I didn’t expect that 18 little bushes can already provide more blueberries than we can eat every day. If…