Happy New Year from Greenwood Road

A quiet Christmas at home this year, with Nana joining us for a few days then taking Amy to Auckland for a week or so, whilst we paint the house. Some days away in the motorhome hopefully before school starts back.

November

No photos of Amy this month so some out and about shots. This was taken from up the Peak yesterday, with snow just about visible on Mount Ruapehu, under the clouds just right of centre.

Sunset from the top of our garden three nights ago.

From almost the top of the peak last week, looking over the Tukituki Valley to the ocean.

Marine Parade, Napier, with Cape Kidnappers in the distance.

 

October

Ok this one was last month at the Sunshine Brewery in Gisborne, but if you want some Amy shots....

Sunset last night from the top of our garden.

Out and about, up the peak and in the village.

 

Our house almost hidden behind the cherry trees

Spring Break

A few days away during the first week of the school holidays. We took the motor home up the coast. This is Opoutama near Mahia. With a water temperature of about 13 degrees centigrade and a maybe slightly warmer air temperature, only one of us was tempted by the water.

On top of Mokotahi Hill, Mahia Beach.

 

Gisborne

Sunshine Brewery, Gisborne.

Tolaga Bay Wharf

Tokomaru Bay

Back in NZ

A few shots taken up the peak this week.

BIt of snow on top of the Ruahines.

 

July

 

On the way back home after 14 weeks in England.

Johor Bahru. Just across the causeway in Malaysia.

My accommodation for two nights. This is level 8, I was on level 15 of the left-hand block, facing away from the pool.

June 25

Okay, so it may be a day late. School holidays again and with Martin still in England, Amy and Donna are spending a few days in the capital. Looks like a (not so) healthy breakfast.
 

Meanwhile in Chesterfield. Cooling off on a hot day when it's just too far to the pond.

Lunch stop with John Hart, and Ashover Rock, or The Fabrick

May

 

With Martin in England, the girls are left to celebrate Donna's birthday by themselves.

April 25

Finally a photo where she's smiling for the camera. Official school photo so she had to! The only one, so some photos of us in the school holidays.

Mount Tauhara, Taupo.

Mount Tauhara summit 1088 metres above sea level, with Lake Taupo behind and over Donna's right shoulder , Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe obscured by clouds.

Huka Falls.

 

March 2025

We have a teenager in the family! Here she is having a birthday takeaway with friend Eva, and not wanting her photos taken. Likewise below, cutting her cake!

 

Now some people who are happy to have their photo taken! With Jonquil and Mel (our other February visitors) up Te Mata peak.

And our regular visitor John from Bolsover, at Hygge cafe in Clifton, about 20km from here.

Feb 2025

 

Amy seems to have been conspicuously absent from in front of the camera this month, so by way of a change, here are two of our three lots of UK visitors this month. Old hash friends from Brighton, or rather Shoreham by Sea, Gaby and John; below, Gail and Nick from Milton Keynes.

Out and about on our travels. At Nirvana Farm Stay near the Mohaka River, just off the Napier Taupo road.

Wakaipo Bay, Lake Taupo.

Perfect day at Ocean Beach, and celebrating 25 years since the day we met.