After finishing another one of mum’s so called short flat tracks out of Bright, we headed to Warburton. The best part of the day…
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Last night we filled our bellies with a roast dinner cooked in our Wombat Retreat Cottage. I got some new bike tips hehehehe watching…
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The Dog on the Tuckerbox is an Australian historical monument 5 miles from Gundagai. The history of statue goes back to the poem…
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Earthquake 22 Feb 2011
At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185…
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We spent two days in Hanmer Springs. Hanmer Springs was named after the surveyor Thomas Hanmer. Grace and I measured ourselves!
The town was surrounded by…
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We had travelled to the west coast of New Zealand to see the glaciers. Firstly we drove over Haast Pass. Along the way we…
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Mum woke up early and booked a QUAD BIKE tour. Mum remembered Mark and Kel doing it when they visited Franz Joseph. It was pouring…
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Between 1860 to 1880 about 800 Chinese came to Otago and West Coast in search of gold.
In 2002 the New Zealand Government formally apologised…
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Today I got back in my nicks and riding shirt as we were off to ride the Gibbston Valley Track. After Better By Bikes…
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Ferrets and stoats were introduced into New Zealand to stop the rabbits. But they started eating ground birds eggs. In six years the bird…