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(Feature image: Late afternoon in Sumner) When Christchurch is sunny it is awesome… however over the last three weeks nature has feed us a continued diet of rain, wind and fog. Although it has not deterred Jude and I from doing walks and MTB’ing, I will say sunshine would definitely increase our enjoyment levels. Nether the less we still get out to the farmers markets etc. Today (Saturday) we headed over to Lyttelton to the Lyttelton Markets to get some more sauce via the Summit Road. The mist was as thick as pea soup as we headed up the Port Hills, but three quarters ofRead More →

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Well you would think after a month that we would be running out of things to do in Christchurch, however it is amazing how much there is to do. Christchurch has a lot to offer for the physically needy folk who like a good challenge without going too far from home (if you live here especially). Jude and I have been doing a lot of exploring and apart from the odd excursion into the city and surrounding urban areas like Riccarton, Wigram, Linwood and Brighton, have yet to move away from the Port Hills. The Port Hills are so full of Mountain Bike and walkingRead More →

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Otago was our main stay for the summer and autumn but it was Southland (or as I call it Safeland)once again drew us back for family catchups and others things. Our last port of call was Manapouri for a couple of days before heading back to Lowburn for a few days… the weather was well and truly changing to the cooler weather patterns and it was not long before we moved off to Twizel or as our friends Sally and Adrian would say There we enjoyed a 30km bike ride around the canals past Lake Rautaniwha to the main highway Salmon Farms returning to Twizel.Read More →