Boulders, drought and Central Otago

One of the ‘problems’ about travelling in New Zealand is that there is so much to see.  Our short trip … More

A drive, some beer and a steampunk experience

The road south of Christchurch is straight and flat, quite unlike many in New Zealand.  If it is a good … More

A change of plan, a gallery and lunch in Lyttelton

I’ve only been to Christchurch twice, but on both occasions the weather gods have not been good to us.  Our … More

A ferry, a train and arriving in Christchurch

We are just back from a week traveling around a bit of the South Island of New Zealand, seeing new … More

A New Year, hot weather and cold cider

Happy New Year from a Wellington where temperatures reached 28C today. It’s now evening and still hot.  Anyway, we had … More

Watching, listening, reading: December

And so to the final post of 2015 and the usual end of the month round up of what I’ve … More

6 things to do when the sun is shining

It’s been ages since I’ve done a ‘6 things’ post, so here’s one with a summer theme. 1)  Go to … More

Cee’s Challenge: Week 52

So here we are at the last of Cee’s weekly challenges for 2015.  Where has this year gone? Tell how … More

Cherries, cake and the cinema

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (or rather a cinema in Edinburgh in 1977), I saw … More

Christmas: sunshine, ham and a walk

So here we are on Boxing Day, sitting in the sunshine having just Skyped my family in the USA, and … More