When Rich was last in NZ he took the train from Wellington to Auckland. Ohakune, (just down the road from where we were in Raetihi), has a hike through to one of the bridges he went across on that train trip. You can stand on the old original bridge and look at the bridge that …

The farmers market in Gisborne was not to be missed, so much yummy food We explored a little more around the town, and then hit the road to look at some properties we have been eyeing. Along the way making friends… Each place of interest to us we are checking out the property market, schooling, …

Our time in Auckland flew by! Catching up with friends and family and sorting things like car, banking, phones made for busy days. Luca spent time with my Mum and Dad while we did all the mundane things, and had an absolute blast. This was our last afternoon/evening spent with my brother and his family. …

Here we are in Aotearoa! It all feels a little surreal have to say, I think mainly because it all came together so quickly, there was not really much of a lead up. We blinked and here we are 🙂 I woke the first morning to the sound of the birds, familiar tunes I have …

Luca on one of the legs of our journey… The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind to say the least! The Vancouver and Vancouver Island week seemed to disappear. The first stop was at the vet to begin the 6 month process of getting Pica ready for NZ ,(if we decide to stay …

It has been a while since I posted, lots has been happening, including Luca making his own little garden area on our tiny hill. He spent ages making this, drawing all the veges ,(carrots, beets and cabbages), and putting them in the ground 🙂 It was precipitated by me planting a wee herb garden with …

We had been hearing about the weather and how bad things were getting, and sure enough it hit us, and more importantly it hit where we were going on the coast, hard. Also hitting us was sickness, Tara the first to go down. She got so sick, unable to move without vomiting. Then our accommodation …

A couple of posts back I mentioned a cafe going down the mountain with incredible views. As it happens, the van that picked us up to take us to our horses, stopped at this very cafe. The view was better this time and Luca got to see his cats which he was thrilled about 🙂 …

It has been a while since I posted! We have had some friends visiting from Canada and have been off exploring Costa Rica together, so have had no time to post, but here I am back 🙂 We have been waiting for these particular friends to arrive to do some of the tourist things around …

After civic week it was a long weekend, (the kids had Monday off), it was a social, busy one, and ended where Luca ends most evenings here… How lucky is he to have this space??!!!!!! Tuesday Rich and I went up to the school to help a new teacher move into her house, which happens …