Let the festival begin

Let the festival begin

Like children let loose in sweet shop allowed to spend all their pocket money as they wish,  New Zealanders are going to gorge themselves over the next six weeks on their favourite sport, rugby.  Hosting the Rugby World Cup here in New Zealand brings sharp focus to...
Saved

Saved

I’ve been very slack lately about taking my camera with me to town when I’m working.  I came to realise that it was because lugging my camera around with all my work paperwork was making my shoulder ache.  To remedy that I dug out my baby DLSR and was...
Marine adventure

Marine adventure

It’s not hard to see the attraction of sailing – the feeling of wild abandonment and connecting with the rawest of earth’s elements.  Sitting back and enjoying the view is of course my sort of sailing, where you leave all the hard work to an...
Bay heaven

Bay heaven

Making the effort to reach isolated parts of New Zealand is almost always rewarded with a slice of kiwi paradise.  All around the Banks Peninusla are isolated bays providing sheltered beaches and stunning views.  We took a trip 20 minutes out of Akaroa to visit Le...
Leaving Akaroa to others

Leaving Akaroa to others

The morning clouds lingered in the sky as the sun was just peaked over the hills as we left Akaroa this morning. It looked like it was going to be another glorious day.  A cruise ship had sailed into the harbour and was offloading passengers for a day in the bays. ...