…we have hairdressers sprinkled around the globe. I have Chantelle at Zoom in Mapua, Yilmaz in Mainz and Ms jb for in between. Ms jb has Brunhilde (I think…) in…
Jess and Bonnie, the 2 black labs at the cottage we’re renting, smell food through sealed packaging at 300 metres. I swear.
> Mapua Wharf has few permanent residents. Seagulls, mostly. Rowdy lot. So it was good to see some talent in the form of Gill Knox the other day, quietly painting…
> Maintaining the “clean green” image is important in New Zealand and you’ll find recycling efforts wherever you look. This is a good example of the creative use of…
> …. Big City village. A dimly-lit Mapua Wharf. The “Rak” appears to have departed for ports unknown….
> The Golden Bear brewery on Mapua wharf fills an ideal role as a social hub of the community. Given that New Zealand’s a village and Mapua is thus the…
> Been a bit damp around there for the last few days and these animals being paraded through the streets 2 by 2 have me a bit worried. And…
> This is how iPhone 4 sees the entrance to the Waimea Estuary under a threatening sky. No post-production. This is it.
> Friday night @ Mapua Wharf Empty restaurant included. The Golden Bear Brewery was well visited, though….
> . …….I’m not. Especially when it comes to sharing my fish and chips on Mapua wharf with avian predators. Sod ’em.
> Not as good as this? Thought so…… View from the place we’re staying at in Mapua. Alternative view. To be honest, I think I prefer this one….
> Or just schizophrenic? There are moments that define that “you’re back”. In New Zealand, it’s having fish and chips and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc on the wharf…
> Just PRETEND that this is a sunset, OK? Poetic license It’s actually been the morning view from bed for the best part of the last month. Will we miss…
> The International Dateline lets me do two posts today. I bet you’re all just squirming with delight….. Christine Boswijk is one of New Zealand’s major artists. (They don’t hand…
> We have excellent neighbours. Erika and Siegfried, the 163 year olds and the Famous Reporters from across the road in the Fatherland. And these folk from Mapua: Frank (2nd…
> Mapua Wharf has a bit of a chequered history. There’s been a wharf here since 1915, primarily to ship out the pip-fruit harvest from the orchards in the area.…
> The Nelson region is firmly rooted in agriculture. These days it’s renowned for wine and olives (which are relatively new crops), but there have always been apple orchards. Since…
> Couldn’t stand the bloody snow any more, to be honest, so I’ve packed up the tents, gathered up the harem, loaded the camels and headed down here for a…
