every time now i see an athlete performing some amazing maneuver i think of “ronaldo”, one of the kids on our street. rolando is outside on our street practicing with his skateboard, bike and scooter (the kids kind) for hours…
[ed. i’ll be adding more commentary, but for now i’ll let the photos do the talking] today we did the tongariro alpine crossing. the crossing is a 18.5km (11.5 mile) tramp through the tongariro national park that travels up and…
in new zealand good friday and easter monday are state holidays so that means a 4 day weekend for everyone. trying to learn from our christmas mistake of not booking early the jboss had planned and booked a trip for…
no doubt that the jboss’ photographic skills are better than mine when it comes to composition and post-production. but i think it is safe to say that i may have the upper hand in the action shot category. the movie…
yes – during an upgrade yahoo trashed my blog. i think i will ultimately be able to recover almost everything except the comments – but it is a bit labour intensive and we’re off for our 4 day easter holidays.…
for the last 3 weeks the new zealand international arts festival has been in full swing here in wellington. held every 2 years it features a wide range of theater, music, dance and visual arts. i think most every local theater, stage…
i’m opening myself wide open for ridicule here – but i’m proud to announce that i am the new owner of a grigio avio (aviator gray) vespa gtv 250i.e. yes – that would be a second (who can really say…
the biggest surprise for me about our move to nz has been how much i enjoy living on the coast and spending time at the shore. i’ve never been a big ocean person before despite living over 20 years in…
posted by guest contributor gromit [photos by the jboss]
tonight we went to our second rugby match this season to root for wellington hurricanes as they took on the waikato chiefs. as part of our continuing effort to acclimate getting in the rugby spirit seemed to logical thing to…
after an almost 3 month wait my scooter finally arrived. this should make getting around the city a whole lot easier. just kidding. that’s jackie’s scooter. my scooter is below. 49cc’s of italian charm. portofino green with carmel saddle leather.…
this afternoon we went to a concert – an afternoon in saint petersburg – hosted by his excellency the governor-general, the honorable anand satyanand. the governor-general is the queen’s personal representative with in the realm of new zealand (new zealand,…
with us 18 hours ahead of boston, super bowl sunday is actually on monday. that means it will be up to the jboss to root for patriots whilst i’m off making money for the man. espn international is part of…
this weekend was the new zealand sevens. at the simplest level it is an international rugby league with teams from 16 countries that play a series of 8 tournaments around the world. the format of the matches is radically different…
today we went to the karori wildlife sanctuary. in the truly amazing category it is a 252 hectare (623 acre) predator free native forest and wildlife sanctuary only 2 km from the wellington city centre. started in 1992 as just…