Postcards from the road
Have been clocking up a few km on the road lately and alarmingly have an increasing familiarity with Rod Stewart’s back catalogue, as he’s all over the radio, so I thought it was time to retreat to...
View ArticleMountain Fun
View from the top of Bluff Knoll The Stirling Ranges. My last stop of the roadtrip before I get to Perth. I find it amusing that I started this trip on the beach looking up at the clouds and I’m...
View ArticleI did it!
So some days it rains in the Caribbean, fortunately those seemed to coincide with when I was underwater. I got a little apprehensive thinking about my first refresher dive. But as so often happens, I...
View ArticleYour perspective is everything
It was one of those choices, will I or won’t I? The rain was heavy and not easing, clouds almost touching my ankles and the wind had me bent sideways, do I go on a cruise on Milford Sound? I had...
View ArticleLeaving one undone
A number of people had recommended the Muller Hut track in Mt Cook. However at this time of year crampons and an ice axe are recommended so it became ruled out for me. However I ventured up the track...
View ArticleWhat a difference a day makes
What a difference a day makes, or in this case 2. I took these photographs 2 days apart at the same time each morning! Ok I will stop talking about the weather, but seriously, if anybody is planning a...
View ArticleSundown
The car is parked. In fact I have run out of road! Have arrived at Wharariki Beach on the north-west tip of the South Island. It’s been a while since I have been to the beach. This wasn’t a day for...
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