More luck this time

I don’t want to tempt fate as there is still one more day to run at the test match for England and the Black Caps up in Napier but we did enjoy our trip to the match on Sunday.It was a bit of a worry though as we turned on the radio on Saturday morning only to...

Basset Blogging: back home with family

Since we didn’t think that Fortnum and Mason would be able to stand a day at the cricket we packed them off to their basset family for the Easter break. They were very excited when they arrived to be back in familiar territory happily climbing into their kennels...

Easter break

Ophs, sorry bloggers, forgot to tell you I was taking a break. You guessed it, to Hawkes Bay. We returned to Cape South where we’ve been going every Easter since we came to NZ to live. Once again it didn’t disappoint. We dined at Craggy Range Winery...

Guestblogging: Sarah’s reflections of NZ

Guest blogger: SarahOur intrepid traveller tramping the Milford TrackThe reward at journey’s end I’ve just returned home to cold, snowy Yorkshire after a fantastic three week trip to New Zealand. Julie and I met in 2005 when she joined NHS Direct as my boss...

Cruising the coast

It was a beautiful day today – sun shining with temperatures in the high twenties. A perfect day for cruising what can otherwise be a bleak coastline of the South Wairarapa. It’s been a while since I visited Cape Palliser as the last time we were there it...