My dear grandma died almost 21 years ago, but would have made it to the ripe old age of 99 if she was still with us today. She always said she didn’t want to grow too old, because growing old wasn’t much fun. So it’s not sad that she is gone, but I do miss […]
Thanks to Brianna for waiting around whilst I launched myself off the Kawarau bridge late last year 🙂 I was totally relaxed, even when standing on the edge. But that feeling of freefall puts me into severe panic. I think I need to do this a few hundred more times to get used to the […]
Dave and I went canoeing on Otago harbour. An awesome day out enjoying nature from the water 🙂
I thought I’d gained weight, but I tried out my Cub Scout uniform from 30 years ago, and it still fits!!!
I rescued my best childhood friend, Ted, from my parents place. According to my mum, I was very upset that he had no pants, so my mum made pants for him and gave them to me for Christmas 🙂 Later on, she made him the little Greatest American Hero suit which he is still wearing […]
My Kings High school uniform, 20 years after I left school, and it still fits 🙂
This is the story of the time I pissed on the famous rugby player Marc Ellis in a church.
RIP Dave Hall, an old friend of mine who I found out recently had died in a cycling accident.
Some snaps from the plane taken whilst flying into Auckland during my trip to Japan.
There was a great view of Mount Taranaki from onboard the plane during my trip to Japan.
I visited the historic Chinese settlement in Arrowtown. The settlement consists of old huts built by Chinese immigrants.
Melissa and I went mountain biking along the Clutha river from Albert Town to Wanaka. We had an awesome time cruising along a sweet little dirt path.
Melissa and I went camping at Albert Town at my friend Krissi’s camp site in Albert Town.
Some nice views of Lake Pukaki near Mount Cook.
After escaping the people overflow in Wanaka, Melissa and I headed over the Crown Range enroute to the equally overflowing Queenstown.
I stopped off at Benmore hydro dam enroute to visiting Melissa in Oamaru.
Melissa, myself and Ashley went rafting down the Hawea river on an airbed. Lots of fun had by all as we negotiated the mighty rapids of the Hawea.
I headed north to Mount Cook for the afternoon. Unfortunately the weather started to pack in badly as I arrived.
Melissa and I went to see some Baby Blue penguins at the Oamaru colony. Unfortunately it was nearly impossible to get a good photo due to the crappy lighting but below is the best I managed.
I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.
Krissi’s plucky little dog Dougs kept me well entertained over the new years period. He even outpaced the humans whilst mountain biking up a steep hill!
Lake Hawea put on some awesome weather during a mountain biking trip.
I went mountain biking while camping at Albert Town. The weather was terrific and there were great views of the Hawea river.
Bret was in the process of building a kick butt tree house for the kids. I hadn’t climbed a tree in a very long time.
Sushi and I headed to the top of Mt Cargill in Dunedin to see the sunset. We had a spectacular view out over the city.
I went to check out the Ross Creek Reservoir which I had heard was drained due to earthquake damage. Thankfully the lake is still there.
Some photos of my old friend Sushi and myself at St Clair beach in Dunedin. We took these whilst I was back for a holiday.
Went for a walk along St Clair and St Kilda beaches in Dunedin. The weather was spectacularly good with lots of sun.
I visited my home town of Dunedin for the first time in my life recently. Whenever I returned in the past it was because I was coming home.
I bumped into Chris Laing whilst wandering around Arrowtown on new years eve
Christmas day at Toko Mouth. Dad and I headed to the river where I attempted swimming for the first time since 2006.
During a skating expedition in July 2011, we stopped in at Conroy’s dam near Alexandra. There was no ice to be seen, but the lake was a beautiful crystal clear mirror.
Some winter-time photos taken from inside the car whilst travelling around the Maniototo region.
During a skating trip to Poolburn dam in July 2011, Dave Patchett decided there wasn’t enough ice so took a casual dip underneath it instead!!!
We had the biggest snow dump I’ve seen in Dunedin city during 2011. Here are snaps from my camera from that day. Justine and I went to Poppas Pizza’s before going to see some snowboarders and skiers having a lot of fun on the hills.
Whilst staying in Naseby for a hockey tournament, Dave Patchett, myself and Chris Laing walked up in the snow to Hoffman’s dam. The dam was frozen, but not enough to skate on.
Panoramic view of the river which flows beside the Albert Town camping ground. I was visiting Krissi and Jaimee Wood at their camp site. Original panoramic photo can be downloaded here.
Chris Laing at the highest point of our trip up to Liverpool hut.
Chris Laing and I saw a huge avalanche come crashing down off the side of Mount Joffre, or at least I think that’s which mountain it was. I don’t know the area well enough to confirm which exact mountain it was, but it somewhere very near at least. We were in Pearl flat a little […]
Whilst enroute to a new job in Norway, I stopped off in Christchurch to spend New Years with one of my favourite people in the whole world, Cassienne. After a few months of feeling like hell, this was a great way to pep me up before heading on to a new life in Norway. We […]
I was broke, so in my attempts to live in Wellington city on the lowest possible budget I resorted to the cheapest backpackers accommodation I could find. NZ$15 per night is enough for a dorm room at “The Lodge in the City”, it isn’t luxury accommodation, but it’s clean enough that you can live there […]
I took this Panorama of the Dunedin railway station on my friend Anna’s camera. We were walking around town while I helped her figure out how to use it. The railway station’s a block and a half from my apartment.
For those of you unaware, I had shoulder surgery last week. I recall finding it incredibly amusing watching @ninjalikescheez tweeting immediately following surgery, so I decided to follow suit and risk public embarrassment and shame by doing likewise. Some would call posting your inner thoughts on a public timeline whilst drugged out of your mind […]
I’m currently blobbing out on my bed at Mercy hospital after having a Laterjet procedure performed on m shoulder yesterday morning. I went for a walk earlier and took these photos out the ward windows on my phone.
Some photos of the Matukituki river in Aspiring National Park. Taken on New Years eve 2010 while on a tramping trip with Chris Laing.
My first successful attempt at baking bread from scratch. It’s nomalicious 🙂
We made a group trip to the Idaburn dam to find skatable ice. That failed in epic fashion, so we did some team shots including the following super sexy duckface shot! Thanks to Devon Wallace for the photos.