View from Damien & Louise’s back garden, over Lake Wakatipu
Today we are leaving Queenstown & heading towards Christchurch via Mount Cook (New Zealand’s tallest mountain!)
It’s hard to leave this amazing view that we have woken up to every day since we have been here…. Every day it looks different!
What one thought will you focus on this year to bring more peace?
Wilson having a happy day
Our days on this holiday have been so full I have had no time to upload any photos of what we have been up to. I have a little time today so here are some photos from our second day in Western Australia. Hopefully the beautiful blue skies will cheer up some of my readers back in Europe?
Colonial style buildings in Freemantle
Here I am in New Zealand, in Queenstown 400m above sea level enjoying the lovely February (equivalent August) weather. At home there are flood warnings very near our house, but it’s hard to imagine now that we have been here so long.
On Sunday Damien and Louise surprised us with a flight on a tiny aeroplane (capacity 10 including the pilot) to Stewart Island for a 3 day ‘tramping’ holiday. We knew we were going to the island, but we were expecting a ferry, not a tiny aeroplane!!
Tiny plane to Stewart Island
These birds look like Cockatoos, white with yellow and pink feathers
We went for a big long cycle yesterday along the coast, wonderful views, but a bit of a shock to our lazy legs! Continue reading
The sun setting on our first day south of the Equator
We have arrived!! Continue reading
A window in Santorini, overlooking the caldera
A photo of a window in Santorini I took while there at our friends Neil & Jo’s wedding in 2008. We are off to see them & their little family in Perth next Tuesday Continue reading
With all the flooding I have been a bit remiss about posting for my other favourite challenges!
Starfish on Hayling Island Ferry Beach
For Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge, here is a starfish that Wilson found. Continue reading
Today the sun shone so I took Wilson out and we took some photos of the floods. The water is nearly as high as it was in 2003! This is how high the water came in Weybridge. The river started to flood the road at the bend just past the Minnow Pub
Water lapping the road at the top of the slipway at Weybridge Jan 9th 2014
At the Weir in Weybridge, the river is lapping the road (January 2003)
Our horrible wet weather is continuing (except mine & Peter’s weather will definitely improve from Tuesday!) There are flood warnings all over the country, and today there are 10 around the area of the Thames near where we live.
Yesterday: The Thames at Walton Bridge January the 6th 2014
Day One 