“Home is the nicest word there is.” Laura Ingalls Wilder. We’ve found it! A place where all of us, quite unanimously, think we could live. Raglan we love you. We’ve driven through New Zealand for nearly 3 months now, stopping along the way for Helpex work or staying with friends and we …read more…
Just back from a wonderful overnight camp with Karyn on Fulefuka, Goat Island. Although it’s just across the lagoon it’s totally uninhabited and wild and feels completely different, especially on the other side that looks out to endless big ocean. I’m full of crashing waves, starry skies, dark forest, and lots of sand. …read more…
Before coming to Tonga I didn’t really know what a ‘yachtie’ was; a strange breed of person I’d not discovered before, travelling the world aboard their yacht. Tonga – remotely and beautifully situated in the middle of the South Pacific – attracts so many yachties to its waters and in meeting …read more…
A question my mum posed in a recent letter made me think I should write a response.. “Are the kids bored yet?” Short answer: No! Truthfully..yes of course, sometimes – like any kids anywhere in the world. In Tonga my kids are lucky; they are never …read more…
Last year, before leaving on our travels, I was commissioned by Coast magazine to do an article on a weekend learning to free-dive. This was a wonderful opportunity being something we really wanted to do whilst surrounded by the South Pacific Ocean. The article is due to come out in January 2015, and I have copied it …read more…