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Delayed New Year’s celebrations and a rare sight
The hot weather continues in Southland, so I was able to start my week with a beautiful bike ride and TRX in the garden, resistance work with a view! We continue with our redecoration of the main...
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Wanaka weekend
This weekend we headed to Wanaka, it was planned to be an action packed sporting weekend, starting with the Big Ruby swim (3.8km open water) on Saturday, followed my M&M team entry to Sovereign...
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‘Auckland in a day’ week
Wow, what a busy week it feels like it’s been! Clearing garden rubbish, work, rowing, and a trip to Auckland and back! We started the week with clearance: hired a skip to rid ourselves of the mounds...
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Team MARBEL united at last!
This week is ben’s first week in New Zealand. He is over to visit for 5 weeks, as a holiday, with a small matter called Challenge Wanaka in the middle. I am swimming the 3.8km, Ben is cycling the mid...
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Queenstown sunshine and rural games
So this week has been slightly better, after last week’s weather malfunction! We decided to trot Ben off up in the Queenstown direction, a tourist must do. As always, I needed my ‘wow’ earplugs. It...
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Mountain bike trail riding and a surprise trophy!
I’m pleased to say a slice of summer returned to us this week, meaning my 5 minutes out in the park could continue, Mark’s summer series orienteering is in the dry and we could get the new mountain...
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TEAM MARBEL Challenge Wanaka race weekend
This week was all about Challenge Wanaka: a plan in the making for a very long time. We set off to Wanaka on Friday, with a swish apartment booked for the long weekend: relaxing in style was Ben’s...
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Winter bites and so do the Highlanders!
We are now well into winter, and well into the rugby season. We have been following the Highlanders who are having the season of their lives. We headed to Dunedin to watch their play off match, which...
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A disastrous rugby weekend!
Well we were ready for all the exciting rugby action this weekend but it didn’t exactly go to plan, did it! We went to Dunedin for the weekend, to watch the Southland Stags play Otago: a local Derby...
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Whisked away: Birthday weekend in the Catlins
I do love having a spring birthday – however it simply means the volatile weather has switched from summer-autumn to winter-spring! And boy is El Niño mixing things up down here this year! We decided...
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Moke Lake: Boxing Day in the mountains
The Boxing Day weekend was forecast the best weather during Christmas so we decided to take the opportunity and go camping. It’s hilarious really on reflection: I have always been known as the one...
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Quickie camping trip in Central
With tent in tow we really are trying to make the most of the Christmas break. As it costs me to be closed, it’s make the most of the time available time for us! And we did it in true Ryding style: no...
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Naseby: Northern Central!
We haven’t been this far North on the South Island, so it was nice to travel to see new sights. A long 3+ hour trip up but with scenery like New Zealand’s you never get bored! It was real late when we...
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Veggie attempts, Mothers Day and a growing business
Typical Southland transport! It’s been and wee while since I posted an update; apologies. The garden is slowly recovering after major drainage works over Christmas meant we lost almost all of the grass...
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Weekend away ‘up north’.. Ish!
I felt like I needed a break from it all, lots of business related stress, overwork, still seeking an employee (which is proving to be hard work) so we decided to go a little further north an deplore...
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Otago Peninsula relaxation
This was a momentous weekend for a number of reasons: Mark’s 3 year arrival anniversary, my first Saturday off in a very long time and the last public holiday long weekend for quite a while, so we...
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Spring has sprung, crack open the walking boots!
Seals at Waipapa Point Finally it’s getting warmer, the walking season soon starts and the clocks go back in a few weeks: yay! I love the spring and summer here, it means more daylight hours to be...
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A shocking stay in Christchurch
Chrischurch Cathedral: in the midst of a legal battle to try and save/ restore it. Labour Day weekend, we decided to go on a road trip up the east coast, the furthest north we had previously been was...
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Vlog 2: Biking in wine country
Today saw us start our ticky tour week, with a stop in Wanaka. I even went searching a missing screw (left behind accidentally by me so MUST go find another immediately!) so I could take the go-pro...
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Vlog 3: Sea Kayaking NOT in the sea!
We had to wait all morning for today to behave itself: eventually we got on the water but I haven’t been in a sea kayak before: way different! The wind whipped up 1/2 way up the lake and washed us...
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