We don’t tend to get away much: being self employed means no work = no pay. Christmas closure is normal in Southland so we tend to use that period for a break if we can. We decided to go camping, up in the Twizel direction, doing a huge loop, crossing over and coming down the west coast back to Invercargill. Continue reading “Christmas break: camping up west “
Category: Rest of New Zealand
Vlog 6: Timaru coastal ramblings
Today was a cycling swimming and walking day; I was in my element: if it wasn’t for the killer coastal dog and the lack of mountain bike skills on my part! I feel much more able on a bike and in the water, my legs on their own don’t work too well any more. Continue reading “Vlog 6: Timaru coastal ramblings”
Vlog 5: Edible Geraldine!
Geraldine is a place rather than a person, and what a curious place it is too, tucked into the centre of rural Canterbury! It has some fabulous ideas for community sharing and encouraging people to grow their own produce plus we even found Geraldine made cheese: Cheshire no less! Continue reading “Vlog 5: Edible Geraldine!”
Vlog 4: 2 for the price of 1 – nothing, plus something!
Today I tackled two vlogs, a 5×5 vignette 5 x 5 second clips to tell a mini story, plus a vlog of what we did today. This one is largely a voice over, which actually turned out much harder than I thought! Have a look and tell me what you think! Continue reading “Vlog 4: 2 for the price of 1 – nothing, plus something!”
Vlog 3: Sea Kayaking NOT in the sea!
We had to wait all morning for today to behave itself: eventually we got on the water but I haven’t been in a sea kayak before: way different! The wind whipped up 1/2 way up the lake and washed us ashore: we didn’t make it to Ruby Island as first planned 🙁