Kisbee Bay Fiordland NZ Sunday 31 December 2017: Roger Around 20 years ago friends Alister and Vanya bought a share in Preservation Lodge at what was once the town of Cromarty. For years Alister, a keen hunter, entrepreneur, former helicopter pilot and karate exponent, has been encouraging me to spend a few days at the […]
Friday 6 January 2017 As Sylvia headed off to Singapore to hunt out an apartment for us I was very privileged to be invited to Kaiteriteri, in the north of the South Island, by Karl and Rachel and their son Sam. We stayed in an apartment overlooking the beach. Rachel’s extended family, mainly from Christchurch, were camped […]
Glentanner Station, Mt Cook, New Zealand Every year I have the privilege of spending a few weeks down south at Glentanner Station. Owned by Ross and Helen, the station runs around ten thousand merino sheep and a few steers. It also encompasses Glentanner Park, a tourist centre with accommodation, and the Helicopter Line flights into the surrounding mountains. Driving up […]
Sylvia – 17-19 June 2016 We have often talked about how we should also blog about our travels in New Zealand and having just returned from a quick weekend visit to Takaka I was again struck by the incredible beauty of this country and decided to actually do it! I left Roger in Auckland for […]