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Couple of wet days to pay the debt collector back and now have another 5 days credit for more good weather. Morning coffee finished and off to the Rawhiti Cave. The carpark is in private property where the owner has allowed access via their farm. Arriving at the carpark there was only one vehicle that had just arrived at the same time. Jude and I changed into our tramping boots, put on our camelback bike packs and grabbed a walking pole and headed off into what was track shaded from the sun and made for a really a cold start. The first couple of hundredRead More →

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If there’s one day of the week I love it’s fish’n’chip Friday, however as we’re now on the road again after being stationary for too many months, fish’n’chip Friday was going to be a hit and miss event as we were not familiar with the fish’n’chip shops in Ashburton. It was still early afternoon and we had just parked up, unhooked the Jimny from the back of the Moho and headed off to the supermarket for some stores before heading around to visit our dear friend John and Carol. It was awesome to catch up with changed to having a meal out John and CarolRead More →

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Was a mild morning with a southerly breeze so straight after a morning cup of tea, we enjoyed a brisk walk around the Invercargill Estuary Track. Notice a large number of ducks, Royal Spoonbills and Swans on the estuary… I sure there will be more seeking safety in the no shooting zone this weekend as the seasonal duck shoot starts. After the walk it was time for a coffee. A month or so ago Jude had heard of a coffee roaster situated on Leven St, Invercargill and had purchased some of their coffee beans to try of which we were quite happy with the flavourRead More →

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“What a difference a day makes”… well in Southland it’s “What a difference a month makes” lol. Summer is here…. Sort of? Well if you go by the progress of the garden it is. freshly laid lawn starting to sprout after 8 days of nothing, all the new raised bed are looking good, the bee patch is shooting away, the tunnel house has gone ballistic and the potato patch is looking like it will be a good crop. A lot of hard grafting went into preparing the raised beds and tunnel house and of course the virtually indestructible garden shed built from pallets (the ideaRead More →

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Lovely windless day yesterday, ideal to get some guides anchored to the concrete to stop the shed doors swinging in the winds. Lovely catchup with Ange Hamilton later in the day. Decided to treat ourselves for a meal down at the local pub. Kimberley joined Jude and I for the evening meal while Tom continued going around in circles in the paddocks. Tom had recommended the meat plate and all I can say is it was delicious. Otautau is getting quite a reputation with a few great eateries, it’s becoming a location worth visiting if you want value for money and great tastes.Read More →

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Jude and I were in Australia recently and while we were there we experience some pulled pork which was cooked by Riki Simeon in his Traeger Smoker and it was so bloody nice I made a pig of myself. While spending the summer in the Deep South, Jude, Tom and Sam invested in a Traeger Smoker. What a beauty that beast is and they have turned out some amazing tasties such as legs of lamb, brisket, spare ribs, reverse seared porterhouse steak and chicken. The flavours and texture of the smoked meat is mouth watering. Jude now is relentless in learning and experimenting with differentRead More →