The community had been looking forward to this event since summer, the first Autumn Fair with harvest and dragon theme was awaited eagerly. Everybody had…

Our escape plans have been shattered by rain in the morning, and although it was easing soon we had a slow start into the day…

Unlike Christmas, which was kind of … hot to have in the middle of summertime, Easter feels utterly wrong in Autumn. Couldn’t say why, is…

It’s twilight-ish and cool in the mornings, very autumnally. Temperature is not falling drastically, during the day, the sun is still shining strong and we’re…

Can’t get tired of this charming little hippie town, it’s beautiful Pohara Beach :)  

After almost a year, there still are some places where we have never seen, like the Inlet Walk. If we haven’t had a date at…

The plants have changed rapidly now that the nights are cooler: The lupins are definitly done now, making place for chrysants. Our kitchen garden has…

From the southwestern to the northern part of the inlet: The Sunday afternoon led us to the Kaihoka Lakes, dunes and beach. The amount of…

An evening without any television (the accomodation contains none) and no chocolate/sweets whatsoever (nothing left, the muesli bars had to stay for Sunday) – we…

After getting comfy at our motel the kids had still enough energy to enjoy the garden tour: Flowers, weta house and a short trip to…