Winter Holidays 2020: Marfell’s and Ward Beach
From Blenheim to Lake Grassmere, along the coast, having a few breaks at popular sights.
Category: A new life in NZ (2014-now)
Winter Holidays 2020: Nelson Lakes to Blenheim
First day of this year’s winter holidays… after two months of lockdown finally further away from home than we can throw a gumboot!
Two days in Golden Bay
After the obligatory stopovers at Hawkes Lookout and Waikoropupu Springs we went to see vibrant downtown Collingwood (:P) and ended up on the West Coast…
Abel Tasman boat tours
We haven’t yet managed to get out to the park this season, but with our international visitors here this summer, we did two boat tours…
A raised strawberry bed made of concrete blocks
The strawberries along the new concrete path are always overgrown with weeds, so we wanted to provide them some separated space. Found a nice looking…
Upcycling that old door
Our neighbors cleared out a shed and made a pile or rubbish treasures on the roadside. Nobody wanted that old door so it sat there,…
New Year’s Eve
After a shared dinner with each of us cooking one course and the new version of The Lion King we drove to Kaiteriteri for the…
A concrete path
Tired of weeding along the back side of the house we decided to get some concrete instead.
Chicks 2019/20
Surprise in the coop!
The Home Office – Finished!
A bit more than a year from idea to finish. Way more than anticipated, but I’m happy with the result. It’s almost a fully featured…