+++ this little building in puhoi township was built in 1913 and has been the town’s library since 1923 (polaroid sx-70)
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the road taken :: south island haerenga vol. 2
VOL. 2 :: CAPE FOULWIND . A GHOST TOWN . ARTHURS PASS sunday – with embers still warm from the night before, i stoke up a fire to heat the hot tub again, while Nic puts the kettle on to make more coffee. it feels luxurious to be sitting in a hot tub in the […]
the road taken :: south island haerenga vol. 1
vol. 1 :: christchurch to woodpecker hut we’re awake early and ready to go well before the taxi turns up. we’re headed for the airport for a roadtrip around the south island’s west coast. we’ve got eight days, a vague itinerary and i’m feeling the thrill of being out of cellphone range for most of […]
a perfect day
i am awake before the sunrise, our motel room already warm, even though we left the doors and windows wide open all night, falling asleep to a lullaby of waves below us. the pohutukawa are blooming and the warm air is already heavy with bees collecting nectar. it’s too warm to sit in bed with […]
postcards from the mangawhai heads clifftop walk
We check the tide timetable and the weather forecast and decide to make an early start to catch the low tide. Tide is a factor on this walk because at the northernmost point there’s an archway that you can only get through when the tide is low. We’re up and breakfasted and off by 8am. […]