About Time I Know

Ah greetings fair Northern Hemisphere people ( and some Southern) and how are we all?? Been a while again I know but I've been busy man, you know....drinking, socialising, travelling around South Island etc etc and am currently In a place called Takaka right at the top of the South Island in Golden Bay and it's gorgeous.

Thought it best first though to put some pictures taken on the way back from Queenstown to Diamond Harbour last week after the leaping of a cliff thing. First two are the mountains reflected in Lake Hamilton followed by Mount Cook (Aoraki in Maori) and the same reflected in Lake Pukaki. It was just a fabulous day and top drive even though it was 9 1/2 hours!!!!

Spent night before last in Kaikoura (pics below) which is just stunning and the drive from there to Takaka via Nelson was absolutely beautiful. You go through snow capped mountains, along the East coast passing the Ohua seal colony,

through the Marlborough wine region and the most fabulous forests with the twistiest roads I have driven on. Makes going through Glencoe a little dull I'm afraid!!!! And to top all that even had a small earthquake here this morning which woke me up, bit bizarre that!! So I have come up to this part of the island on the advice of the locals at the pub in Diamond Harbour (Godley House and it's top) and am off down the West Coast tomorrow for a day or two then over to the Fox and Frank Josef glaciers next week. Below is the view from my cabin in Takaka, not bad ay

At the moment I have another 6 weeks here before going to Florida with Dean Tours and will be looking to get up to the North Island for a bit and see if I can pick up some work for a few weeks in Diamond Harbour and see how it goes.

Well that's about it for now. Hope all is well with everyone and will be back soon. Take care all

P.s. Yes I have shaved......