The day after our Auckland photo walk we took advantage of more good weather to book a Hauraki Gulf Safari, the decision aided by Travis and Sophie having obtained very cheap tickets. We barely saw a swell on the four hour trip around the Gulf and it was warm in the sun which was just […]
An Aside: What I’m Listening Too
I am not a music critic, not even close. I generally either like what I’m hearing or don’t. I don’t listen to the radio, and it’s fair to say I’m influenced nearly 100% by a combination of music I’ve liked in the past and the websites I regularly visit. Taking a nod from the New […]
Photo walk in Devonport
We were up in Auckland for Keryn’s Mum’s birthday and this coincided with the 2010 Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk. Last year I joined the Wellington walk and as we were up north I joined the walk taking place in Devonport. Keryn, Sophie and Travis all came along as well and the day was beautifully […]
Paekakariki Tattoo
Last week on a busy Wednesday I took the chance to go watch a tattoo be created on the back of Jules. I was even told to bring my camera if I wanted, so guess what I did 😉 The tattoo work was done by Tim Hunt at Pacific Tattoo in Paekakariki, Jules was very […]
Movies
We normally see a movie a month or so but this last week I’ve seen three (Keryn didn’t see the second). Here are some brief thoughts on three quite different movies: Inception We caught a free showing of Inception in Wellington (thanks Flicks!). I’d been looking forward to this movie having enjoyed every Chris Nolan […]
Heading north in the dark
The plan was to take advantage of a crisp and clear morning to catch the sunrise hitting the snow covered peaks of the Tararua ranges. This saw me up nice and early and driving in the dark towards the Wairarapa, -2 degrees when I left home, -4 on the south side of the Rimutakas (with […]
Catching up on the past: Pisa & Lucca
So as mentioned, after staying in Vernazza we took the train to Pisa to see a crooked tower and also we took the opportunity to take a day out in the beautiful city of Lucca.We were so close to Florence but didn’t have the time to do that city justice, next time. So, here are […]
Catching up on the past: Cinque Terre
Easter 2008 saw us take a brief holiday to the Cinque Terre region of Italy. We did a lot of walking on the trails between the towns of Monterosso al Mare and Riomaggiore and had a great time. We based ourselves in Vernazza and quickly got into a habit of heading down to a little […]
Sun, Surf, stones?
With a break in my shifts and some nice weather I got out early in the morning to see what the sunrise would look like from Wainuiomata beach. The beach pretty much faces south, not so good for sunrise perhaps, but I thought I’d give it a try anyway. The morning was cold and driving […]