Moturoa beach is just outside of Richmond, NZ. On a weekday, you can have this 8 km beach to yourself.
kaikoura
Kaikoura in Maori means “to eat crayfish”. It is said that the full name is Te Ahi-kai-koura-a-Tamatea-pokai-whenua meaning “the fire which Tamatea-pokai-whenua made to cook crayfish”. The legendary traveler stayed at Kaikoura Peninsula to cook crayfish during a journey. Kaikōura is one of the few places in the world where Sperm Whales can be seen…
wharariki beach
Wharariki is Maori for coastal flax. Wharariki is also the default lockscreen image on Windows 10 – for good reason! It is a daytrip from Nelson!!
commute :)
Once a month I go to the Wairau hospital from Nelson. The drive through the Rai valley is especially picturesque. Let’s just say I don’t mind the drive and leave an hour early so I can stop to make photographs.
south island, nz
We took a road trip. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” Thanks Jack. “Because – twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. Catch…
moturoa / rabbit island, nz
abel tasman national park, nz
golden bay, nz
christchurch, nz
We took a trip to ChCh this week. The city suffered a one-two punch of major earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. The city has done a remarkable job turning things around and is building a modern, citizen focused downtown. On the way back we took a rather long drive through the West Coast of the…
