…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…
Mainz Daily Photo 