Cold

Finally we have sunshine. This week the temperatures at night are low with the west coast getting down to 2 degrees celsius. But...the good news is that there is snow on the Southern Alps and on the mountaintops.  Some places like Hokitika, which is a seaside town don't necessarily get the snow but they get very very cold. My oldest son and his partner have now found out they are having a girl baby so I have been busy crocheting baby booties and a cot blanket so that has been keeping me busy on my days off.

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Backpackers

Out in Taylorville which is like a suburb in Greymouth is this little blue building which is a place for backpackers like a hostel, apparently it use to be the local pub - good that it's still being used for something.

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VTNZ

Another quiet street photo - this one taken last Winter early one morning when I was in town so not many people about. VTNZ on the left is one of the franchise offices throughout the country where people can get a warrant of fitness for their vehicles or have appointments for driving tests. 

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Which way?

We visited Cape Foulwind last week after stopping in at Punakaiki and decided we would do the walk around the cliffs in the hope of seeing seals on the rocks (we did see 5 of them but my camera couldn't get close enough for a decent shot). It was a very blustery cold but sunny day so we made sure we were wrapped up warmly. This signpost was halfway up the path and I was pondering which way I would go if I could, I decided I've never been to Sydney to I'd try there. Which way would you go?

This was the view over the water and rocks we saw from near the top. Spectacular don't you think?

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Little blue penguins

We were out at Punakaiki aka Pancake Rocks last week as my youngest son had never been there. These sculptures of one species of the local wildlife are little blue penguins aka Korora. Sometimes you may be able to see them swimming or wandering around the rocks. 

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Blue house

I spotted this little house for sale in Murchison last year. A very pretty wee stucco house from the 1930s era, there are a few properties around the country like this. This one painted blue stands out a mile but not sure I would keep the colour if I owned it. I'd probably be a bit more traditional.

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U-turn

 

Now that winter is on the verge of showing it's face there are less and less people being out and about in town especially at night when the temperature is going down to about 6 degrees celsius. This week for B and I has been a bit stressful - we managed to sort out the issue but it took some time. It seems that there is always someone who loves to gossip. Hopefully next week will be a bit easier.

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