Mountain bike trail riding and a surprise trophy!

Mel and Mark at Five Rivers I’m pleased to say a slice of summer returned to us this week, meaning my 5 minutes out in the park could continue, Mark’s summer series orienteering is in the dry and we could get the new mountain bikes out! It’s a novelty to go out and do something sporting together, as we usually are way to different in fitness or ability, or competitiveness!

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Christmas beach BBQ: summer is here!

Happy Xmas 2014 Christmas number 2 in New Zealand, and Christmas no 2 without Mum. The latter never gets any easier.

On the run up to Christmas Day it was really hot and sunny. Invercargill has been looking amazing lately,Queens Park ALWAYS looks amazing. Continue reading “Christmas beach BBQ: summer is here!”

Lake Mavora and local rare bits!

Lake Mavora at sunsetThis is my last week with some free time, so I decided to make the most of it, use my time well, and visit local places that I haven’t yet been to. We also decided to go on a camping trip at the weekend, our first one in New Zealand.

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