Early start today at 05:30 to go to Farewell Spit on the eco tour. https://www.farewellspit.com/ Got there just after sunrise. We drove out along the beach stopping frequently to identify bird life. As many as 90 species of bird visit the spit though most of them in summer. Originally there were 3 keepers here but […]
Another glorious morning. Sunday breakfast eggs and bacon. Then a walk on the beach. Leisurely stroll around town then seagull photography. It was interesting that the loony lunch place was empty but the Courtyard Cafe was full. Typical RWNJs self-defeating. Obviously when the tourists come back they will all be vaccinated so won’t be welcome. […]
Sent a postcard to Ana. The elder experience, Saturday morning pill sorting. Aspirin to thin blood, clopidogrel to prevent clots, statin for chlorestorol, allupurinol for gout and metoprolol to slow heartbeat. Last sandfly that bit me dropped dead on the spot. The weather looks changeable sunny first thing now a big storm on the horizon. […]
Google is now completely broken. I typed https://jonesnz.com as a search term and got everything but this site. Anyway today was a great day. Nice 4K walk on the beach then out to Wainui Falls. Wainui Falls. Following that we took the gravel road out to Totaranui for a picnic lunch. Bit of a disaster. […]
Another beautiful sunny day. Left Picton after stopping at The Village Bakery for French bread and Danish pastries. South then West along the Awatere Valley. We stopped at Havelock marina at The Slip Inn where we had mussels (what else). Highly recommended. The owner sold us the wine glasses we admired! A dollar each. So […]
A beautiful winter day in Marlborough, cold but sunny. After breakfast we set out for The Snout, a longish walk along a steadily narrowing bush-clad ridge overlooking Queen Charlotte Sound. Great views but it was our first long walk for quite a while so hard going. We stopped for lunch and a chat to New […]
Noisy, windy, rainy night interrupted at about 4AM with an outside expedition to fix the power cable plug cover banging on the side of the van. About 4 degrees in Wellington this morning with half a gale blowing. Visited the Gallipoli Exhibition at Te Papa. Fantastically well done. Afterwards a quick tour around Seatoun and […]
Rain, rain, rain. First stop New World to get all the things we weren’t going to have. Wine, beer, cheese, Danish pastries. Off to the ferry but bad weather in Cook Straight so canceled. Decided to head out to Martinborough, then not. Pre-dinner drinks. Garage Project is a local Wellington brewery.