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The Town Westport is a coal mining town whose charm lies somewhat below its surface.  Guidebooks will tell you not to bother visiting unless you need to re-up on supplies or need a quick pit stop on the way to more popular tourist destinations along the West Coast.  With world coal prices on the decline,…… Continue reading Life in Westport

Our kids apparently had this all figured out–after one week of school, they had two weeks off.  Pretty sweet.  So, we decided to cross the South Island to head to Banks Peninsula just south of Christchurch.  Formed by two volcanoes, the Peninsula is a unique landscape of high hilled pastures and little coastal towns.  The…… Continue reading Akoroa/Banks Peninsula – Sept 2016

Commentary to follow, but here’s a link to the photo album from our 3 day visit to Lady Elliot Island off the east coast of Australia.

As we are quickly finding out, rain is part of life on the West Coast and we are trying not to let it slow us down.  So, yesterday we packed up our rain pants, boots and snacks and headed down the coast towards Punakaiki, home of the famous Pancake Rocks (so called for their layered…… Continue reading Rainy Sunday Adventures—25 September 2016

This is our nascent attempt at a blog about our ongoing adventures and activities in New Zealand–a place to provide updates and share pictures.  Hope you enjoy.