another catchup.. more Coromandel & WOMAD

some more pics and captions... with apologies for our sad neglect of this blog this year..!

Joining the fun at Hot Water Beach, March 16th 2011.


Justy and Connor in the shark cave, Coromandel, near Cooks Beach


WOMAD Volunteer Justy


and WOMAD Zero Waste Guru, Paul


Connor styling Tristan's hair when T stayed with us in Te Puke for the last week of the holidays.

Catchup#1 - Feb & March in Coromandel

Pauly in Eric and Nancy's beautiful cob house in Kauaeranga Valley, Thames, Coromandel. Feb 2nd 2011


Paul and Connor working in Eric and Nancy's huge organic vege garden. We planted those rows!


Paul and Connor did the Pinnacles Walk, Kauaeranga Valley, while I was back in Chch

Connor in Kauri stump, Pinnacles Walk

Connor, Cape Colville, Coromandel

Shaala's house, Karuna Falls Community, Waikawau Bay, Coromandel Feb 21st -March 15th
Paul and Connor were staying here when they heard about the Feb 22nd quake.It is such a peaceful gorgeous place and Shaala is such a lovely person it was paradise found for me to come to on March 1st.

Connor working on Shaala's deck. In the background is the cottage that we stayed in.


Waikawau Bay cooking fire on the beach.
Shaala took us out for lovely evenings cooking on different beaches near her house.

Paul laid us some turtle eggs for tea! Actually foil wrapped spuds and they cooked up real nice!

The long drops near Shaala's house.Paul built a bridge and some stone steps so we could get to them from the cottage.


The finished Gabion Baskets!- the main task we had at Shaala's.
They are going to save the river bank (and therefore her house) from being washed away in a flood.
It was sweaty heavy work carrying oodles of rocks, we are very Chuck Norris now!

P on a huge tree swing, Connor underneath, sunset at Otama Beach, Coromandel, March 15th