Happy Birthday!
How has another year passed so fast? It seems like we just sat down for a roast in Carlsbad, New Mexico and now we’re back…
Category: A new life in NZ (2014-now)
Stephens Bay to Kaiteri
This 2.5 km hike is a lovely up and down along the coast, there are several access/exit points and an ice cream opportunity at the…
November 2022 total lunar eclipse
A metonic cycle eclipse (19 year recurrence).
Whanganui to Wellington and Ferry
With the little one’s increasing dislike of long drives and consistently wet weather, we go back South. We’re coming home!
Spring Holidays 2022: Te Kuiti – Whanganui
Getting up early to get the most out of the day. Many charging, walking and eating breaks make the driving more enjoyable. Passing Taumarunui, Raurimu,…
Spring Holidays 2022: Te Kuiti
From Thames, we drive to Waitomo and then Te Kuiti. One is famous for their glowworm cave, the other is the sheep shearing capital.
Spring Holidays 2022: Whitianga – Thames
The third day in Whitianga started cloudy, so it was easier to say good-bye to this great motel at the beach. Our way leads to…
Spring Holidays 2022: Whitianga
Tiki touring to Opito Bay (via Wharekao, Kuaotuno, Otama Beach) and back.
Spring Holidays 2022: Tairua – Whitianga
From Pauanui we headed to Hahei yesterday for some walking, today our goal is to see more beaches and to reach in Whitianga early for…
Spring Holidays 2022: Pauanui
The islands of the Hauraki Gulf and the Coromandel Peninsula were likely places of first landfall for Polynesian migrants around 1250–1300 CE. In 1964, a…