Richard and Jolanda – our journey

Days 4-6:  Kaka Point, The Catlins

Kaka Point is right at the northern edge of the Catlins – an area of stunning coastal beauty on the south east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, around 90km south of Dunedin. The permanent population is around 100 apparently but that must balloon out in the...

Day 1 to 3 – Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Thursday 6th April 2017. Day 1 of the big adventure. Discussions on when would we do it, how and when – are all in the past now. Months of planning all come down to this. Heading off to Wellington airport – two bags (one of which is crammed to busting but we wont say...

Frits’s Birthday: 2nd July 2016

Oom Its’s birthday celebration was on Saturday 2nd July – and we were invited. We needed to accompany Jo’s mum which involved a combination of tram, train, bus to Amstelveen. Phew. We turned up at 2:30 to see Oma standing on the pavement waiting for...