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We’re about halfway through our stay in Rapahoe, about 10 minutes north of Greymouth. The weather has been typical west coast summer, cool, some rain, but not much wind and there’s a lot to see and do. Wednesday, after getting the grocery shopping out of the way, we
We left Castlepoint early to make sure we had plenty of time to get to Wellington to catch our ferry to the South Island. We did find out what at least one of the emergency sirens we heard was for. Along the road from Castlepoint to Masterton, a power line
It’s Sunday January 11th, just after 10:00 am and the wind is gusting 40+ knots (80 kph). The AirBnB we’re in, is at the top of the hill and the back is exposed directly to the SW winds that have been blowing hard for the past few
We said goodbye to Palmerston North on January 3rd and headed to Wellington, about 2 hours south. First stop was to visit with friends we used to sail with. It’s been awhile since we got together and re-uniting was welcome. We’re looking forward to seeing them again when