The Dickinson / Gee road trip

We meet up with our good friends Toby & Heather Gee and their 3 children at Mount Maunganui on New Years Eve. It’s really great to catch up with friends from home again and our children once again have other children to play with. Heather’s cousin Biddy is also there with her partner Ant andContinue reading “The Dickinson / Gee road trip”

New Zealand 5 – From The Skies Above

We have the mountain to ourselves from Snow to Sea – Fox Glacier in the back ground. The view from our  garden -Moeraki On a very wet rainy atmospheric in Milford Dound We stop at  Te Anau for the rainiest wettest days we have had so far. What a shame, though when we get toContinue reading “New Zealand 5 – From The Skies Above”

New Zealand – puzzles and rocks

We went to Wanaka and we were staying in Heather’s aunt’s house (her name was Joss) which had an awesome trampoline. One day we went rock climbing with Heather, Toby, Zebedee, Loma, Thalia, Biddy, Fox and Otis. Biddy put a harness on and clipped herself to Heather and climbed the rock until she got toContinue reading “New Zealand – puzzles and rocks”

New Zealand 4- Meg Hut awaits us

The Meg Hut awaits us  Loma We arrive in Wannaka at Heather’s aunt’s house. Hmmm, not sure this is good idea. Joss’ children are grown up, ours are small and noisy. Methinks there are too many of us, we will have to stay out of the house as much as possible. Jemima, Gabriel and ZebedeeContinue reading “New Zealand 4- Meg Hut awaits us”

New Zealand 3 – Dynamite lets us down

The remote spot of Ohau Lodge  – Heather the solitary figure. takes a walk A picnic at Lake Ohau So we are now on the road in our black Mitsubishi “Dynamite.” (not) with The Gee Family. Toby, Heather, Zebedee, Loma and Thalia, and our lot in tow. We we have between us, 6 small children. Continue reading “New Zealand 3 – Dynamite lets us down”