Blogs from Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 2

We have been having some internet issues along wiith keyboard issues, so these posts might be a little bit abbreviated. We left Oamaru and headed south down the eastern coast of the South Island. Our first stop was to stop and see the Moeraki Boulders which are listed as the 101 things you should see in New Zealand. We strolled along the beach and sure enough there were all these large spherical boulders along the coastline. We spent a short time walking on the beach and enjoying the Pacific Ocean. Our next stop was Dunedin where we had a light lunch and then visited Larnach Castle. We didn't go inside, but wandered around the grounds enjoying the gardens. The castle was situated high above the city. We had one more stop before heading for our final ... read more

Just started raining again, but I am in the Scottish sounding Invercargill so I suppose it is quiet apt! Just had a very cheeky Song Thrush come into the van and rummage for crumbs on the floor. Unfortunately, it left a little present just before it flew out! Seems ages since I updated the blog. Enjoyed my time helping out at the Mahoe Reserve, I had been in touch with Sue Jarvis about this and it was liking meeting up with an old friend. Sunday night I stayed at a really quaint site at Geraldine, I had the place all to myself, which was a little spoky! It was a really nice site called The Farmyard aimed at families with young children, had a adventure and a petting zoo. I made a fuss of the donkeys ... read more

Hi We are now in Kapuka, just east of Invercargill staying with my cousin David (Hooter) his wife Jan and 2 boys Connor and Brayden. we really expected the weather to be quite cold as they dont normally get much of a summer so imagine our suprise when we have had day after day of beautiful sunshine when most of the rest of New Zealand has had torrential rain and floods.. The children have loved it on the farms with thier cousins and when we sugggest trips out they take a bit of persuading.. however yesterday we went to Bluff the most southerly point of NZ and to the beach at Riverton for a jump in the waves. On boxing day we went out in kayaks and a jet boat and spent the afternoon on the ... read more

26 September 2011 – sometime early in the morning wherever we are (0635 NZ) LONDON… Tuesday Ngaia, lovely Ngaia, took the day off work & showed us round London town!!! Our day begins with Lou getting us on the Underground & directing us to Hurstys work, The Radison on Bloomsbury St, we are off to a buffet breakfast! YUM! Best cup of tea I have had in AGES!!!! And it is nice to have something other than pastry for breaky!! From here we make our plan for the day, a dawdle down Oxford St (including a look in Top Shop on Oxford St, holy cr*p that shop is RIDICULOUS!) and we are now all proud owners of umbrellas from Primark - £4! Bargain! We end up at Buckingham Palace, the Queen isn’t home so no cuppa ... read more

In der Nacht hat es immer wieder geregnet und da geht man nicht besonders gern raus zum Wasser lassen. Außerdem wars ziemlich kalt. Aber was sein muss, muss sein;-) Dafür gabs am Morgen Sonnenschein und auch einen Regenbogen als Belohnung für unseren Strandspaziergang vor dem Frühstück. Beim Frühstück hatten wir dann Gesellschaft, weil eine Henne unbedingt in unserer Nähe sein wollte. Die war echt total zahm und hat sich sogar streicheln lassen. Kurz darauf hab ich dann eine Frau rufen gehört und sie gefragt, ob sie vielleicht eine Henne sucht. Sie ist dann gekommen und hat uns erzählt, dass ihr Sohn die Henne gefunden hat, nachdem sie von einem Tiertransportlaster heruntergefallen ist. Hatte nicht einmal mehr Federn und in der Zwischenzeit schaut sie schon wieder ganz gut aus. Als „Finderlohn“ hat sie uns dann sogar ein ... read more