Whitianga Waterways 2009, 2010
I will add more photos over the next few months
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago at 8:42 pm.
Mercury Bay Speedway October 2009
The first meeting for the new season was held on Sunday the 25th with quite a good turnout of cars and spectators. Read more…
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago at 8:57 pm.
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Winter is HERE!
Now we have the cold fronts over our heads & making the days really chilly enough for a fire.
I don’t mind that so much, quite enjoy a bit of cold stuff now & again. Kids love the fire too!
At the moment we have a little visitor and she loves the fire to curl up in front of too. Poppy is just here for a few days while her Mum & Dad have a break away. Sam of course loves her..he thinks she comes to visit him! Read more…
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 10:13 am.
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Coromandel Peninsula From The Air
The Coromandel Peninsula coastline features many beautiful beaches, bays and magnificent scenery . The following gallery’s give a small overview of some of these places. Read more…
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago at 9:14 pm.
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Do I look mean?
I have a mean look on my face today..well we have been promising ourselves a trip, but so far all I have is the promises!
Last week-end I cleaned, polished,vacuumed, cleared out any surplus junk from the cupboards..got the m’home really ready! *sigh* still waiting!!
OK OK OK..so John has things he has to do with work..understand that! BUT I almost decided I would drive off into the sunset with just me & the ‘kids’ ..LOL Read more…
Posted 1 year, 5 months ago at 5:21 pm.
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TukiTuki
TukiTuki is a property which takes it’s name from the pituresque bay with it’s beautiful sandy beach on the West Coast of the Coromandel peninsula west of Colville village.
It is a coastal farm of 341 hectares in total with approximately 235 hectares of grassland and the balance in magnificent Pohutukawa, Puriri and other native trees along with some gorse. Read more…
Posted 1 year, 5 months ago at 9:21 pm.
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Autumn
The colours we experience now throughout the countryside as the trees don their autumn coats would not have been present in pre European times because there are very few native deciduous trees. Of the native deciduous trees the best known are the Kowhai and the Kotukutuku which is the largest Fuchsia in the world forming a tree to 13 metres Read more…
Posted 1 year, 5 months ago at 9:21 pm.
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Namibian School June 2008
Our group landed in Namibia with a good supply of soccer balls as these are treasured by children of all ages because the balls they use are commonly made from what look like plastic bags filled with straw. (The photo showing old and new graphically illustrates the difference) Read more…