Mid winter Queenstown, Aotearoa

---

Hey once again from Queenstown, as i write I can see it has just started snowing on top of the remarkables again which is good as we need some more, when do you not?! Its warm today, bout 10' which is nice we had a couple of weeks in the negitives and it was pretty chilly with Qtown cut off from outside world, cars abandoned and sheet ice causing mayhem. Myself and the crew have been keeping indoors and warm mostly. Watching the warriors religiously as they cruz to the grand final and avoiding the mental night life in town that comes with the snow season. We've had some saweet days up both Coros and Remarks with quite a decent base providing unexpected stokedness. I however had a very unstokedful day 3 weeks ago were I ended up at the end of a sea monster rail with a concussion and broken nose, doc cracked it back in all handsome now my two black eyes are gone. Josh destroyed his knee bout month ago and all was recovering pretty good till we got hammered one night and played skipping so now hopefully he will be fit to be back guiding on Routy again wih us this summer. Posty run is primo, bopping round town hands full of mail is a cool job man, do get stuck chatting here and there but free coffee is worth it on cold morns. Have been making bit of furniture on the side also, had stuff down the satuday markets for a bit but now have a set up at the garden centre in Frankton. Signed back up onto Routeburn again for summer, Forest keen to so hopefully he be out there with me, Starts up mid oct so come hit it with us if your down! Keri and I believe we be outta Qtown come next winter and heading overseas for a few months, we keen to do some volunteer work over central america or Thailand working with the monkeys or turtles. Let us know if you have any contacts or ideas hit me up! So off to Colac bay down south for the weekend in search of waves, reports giving it 8/10 around Riverton so should be sick, and on that note ill leave you till the next blog ....................laters duuuuuuudes

*just finished blog after the weekend an the surf was longboarders heaven, when swell is working round Riverton, you wanna be there!!

---

Photos

Driving back from Wanaka over the crown range
I did a bit of postmannin in Wanaka during the big freeze, an yes, it was freezin

Frozen Glenorchy Lagoon
Keri and I drove up throu Glenorchy a couple of weeks ago to a little place called Paradise , was obvious as to why it got its name. People had been ice skating on the lagoon!

Terry arm chair table
I made this piece for Terry an old dude from work so he can sit in his armchair and still use desired height

Comments

[Erin]

nice photos
nice photos dan! good to hear from you.... all good here in dub, should probably get a blog out soon. take it easy, Love E x

[Jacob de Beurs]

Yeeehaaaaa River What!
Rivrton!!@!!!!!!! Yo brother, be heading out today off shore not too big and whitebait running(fingers crossed) Yeh brother to get lost there would be wicked nice, Well can't write heading to Karioitahi I'll take a pic for you. MEAN MAORI MEAN

[wes]

riverton
Hey dan, riverton looks sweet, so do the other visuals, in touch-wes