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The old shed has come up really beautifully. Actually it was used as a stable for the horses they used to run on this land before the people we brought it from, took over. We can still see how it was set up for that . The clearing to the right is the start of …

Tomorrow, the country moves from level 4 shutdown to level 3, for us it means not much change really, but for a limited number of businesses it means they can open under strict rules. We have not been into Dunedin since the 25th of March, Luca and I have not been into Port since then …

The boys finished the trail and it is awesome, check out the views! That is Port Chalmers village below, looking across to the harbor cone (the volcano we climbed this time last year). The trail keeps us all fit, and saves my sanity after long days of work. While they were working on it and …

NZ is in lock down because of COVID and has been since Wednesday at midnight…. This time last week we were at the beach and Luca was swimming. So happy we did, as we are not supposed to be in our cars now except for getting food and medicine, or need to get to a …

Crazy times we are living in as this virus reeks havoc. Here in NZ, things are shutting down fast, the government working hard to be as proactive as possible. Huge impacts unfold with each decision that is made. If feel for our Prime Minister, she is judged on each move she makes, but I think …

We absolutely have not had the summer of last year, but we do seem to be having a little blitz right at the end of this one, the beach and hikes a priority on the weekends… A couple of weekends ago we took one of Luca’s mates ,(Otis), and his family on a hike with …

Despite most of the rest of the country having a record breaking dry summer, with water restrictions being placed, here on our little piece of the coast it has been a rather wet one. We are having the odd very hot day and sunny ones but for the most part it has not been nearly …

Wow, February the 2nd, how did that happen?!!!!!! Luca is back at school tomorrow for the start of the new school year. He will be in Year 7, hard to believe! Years 7 and 8 are considered the senior classes of primary school here, (some go to a separate school for it called Intermediate, Luca …

Well a true kiwi summer is now with us and according to the forecasts we are in for some scorching temps in the next few weeks. The slip and slide coming in very handy, though hard on the water tank 🙂 Luca has been reading the Hobbit after us watching the movie and his imagination …

Well it is been QUITE the first week of the new year for us. We woke New Years morning to an eerie orange, sepia, type glow in the sky, which got darker as the morning went on. It was the effect of the enormous fires going on in Australia. That the smoke has made it …