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]