Pavlova competition tonight!

  Last year a bloke won it! At Stirling Tides, Fortrose, pot luck supper - start time is now - 6.30pm

Christine & Colin McKenzie
476 Fortrose-Otara Road
RD5 Invercargill NZ 9875
Ph/Fx 0064 3 246 9526                           

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Two fishing boats anchored side by side last evening in the twilight, as the ocean calmed after a brilliantly hot sunny day. The air was still enough for us to light birthday candles on the pavlova - I wonder if the boat skippers trained their glasses on us as we did on them. We had four vehicles and a caravan on top of the cliff, they couldn't miss us. They made a memorable silhouette as we finally turned for home and our cosy beds.

Magnus with dogs and horse and helper in front of woolshed

Magnus with dogs and horse and helper in front of woolshed, originally uploaded by seafarmer.

My dad went from Bettyhill to Tierra del Fuego at age 18, in 1930... he settled very well, worked at Estancia Sara (Argentina) for some years then went to the Chilean mainland to Estancia Rospentek. He left to join the RAF in 1942 -ish., and never returned. I did though - I visited in 1976 and met a few folk who had known him.

With Christine

With Christine, originally uploaded by Diamond Lil2007.

The party was Lili, Michael, CJ and Ray - plus Colin and me, as the wind shook the caravan, and the rain spat on the windows.

They were on Day Four of a six-week circumcycling tour of New Zealand

They had had a very tough day from McLean Falls but got here in good time for hot showers and a car trip to see a couple of sealions at Waipapa Point. Then we had drinkies on the clifftop. The wind and rain didn't matter by then.

Next day looked pretty windy too but they all got going in high spirits. I'm following their progress with interest, and no envy whatsoever!

Nana's 100th Birthday

We are going to have a little celebration even though she left us at 93. She lives on in our memories! We'll have a few glasses of wine down at the beach, some photos and stories. Bonfire if it isn't too darn cold. We'll take the new, old caravan down with us.

The family are working all daylight hours - till 10pm, carting baleage today. It's Burns Night down at Niagara Hall, such fun, hate to miss it.

Maybe tomorrow - Bluegrass festival at Niagara Falls cafe. Yay!

sunshine at last

Four days of sunshine - just as promised by weather gurus.. sea never looked so blue - sky too.. after months of El Nino. We had pancakes - a touch of fresh lime juice adds magic to taste of maple syrup and butter.

The beef cattle are fat, shiny and ready for market.

I put up Michelin maps of Africa, on the wall, yes old-fashioned paper ones - they still have a charm.

A family called Howard from South Africa booked into the Garden House, but they haven't arrived.

We admired the view from a newly-concreted silage floor away out on the sandhills - all done in two days by Thomas, Colin, and Dee who wore out two rakes. So far nearly 300m2, enough for a house and you should see the outlook!