A Cruise Through the Catlins

The Catlins was the first place I ventured once Kiwis were allowed outside again after our first lockdown. Now I...

The Wreck of the Gairloch

I was in New Plymouth on ancestry business, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t take some time out to visit...

I’d seen where my ancestors the Parsons first stepped on to New Zealand soil, but that was just the first...

There are little secrets hidden all over Dunedin. For example, there’s the recently-rediscovered trout hatching ponds at Logan Park. There’s...

Another ANZAC Day provided the setting for a now-traditional adventure between Dad and I. Dad suggested a road trip to...

Deborah bay had been on my list for a long time, due to the remains of a ship with an...

I’d been hankering for a historic wander around Port Chalmers for some time, so it was a serendipitous day that...

Today we wandered far afield to an area I’ve been wanting to explore for some time – The Catlins, its...

It’s another unusually warm autumn day in the South East of England, so my hosts decided to get the young...