Author Archives: Morley

…and a very stable one to all our Cantabrian friends who’ve had a wobbly 2011: ending with a rocking & rolling New Year’s Eve: Wishing everyone a happy & healthy year with much laughter and family time. This 1997 Apple video is a good starting point for 2012: 2011 has been a helluva ride for … Continue reading »

We have travelled back from the future by 11 hours – but it took 44 hours door-to-door. Dr Who’s Tardis on this occasion took the shape of a Boeing 777-200ER. Someone discovered to their great delight the joys of the automated massage chair, ubiquitous at international airports. I’d love to have taken advantage of a … Continue reading »

Fantastic day out at Orana wildlife park near Christchurch. We set off from the West Coast very early to get to Mom’s appointment at Christchurch hospital. The pass was very icy and quite treacherous in places. But we got there safely and in good time. Whilst Mom and Dad were in the hospital we had … Continue reading »

As an early birthday treat from Dad & Mom, we spent the day making knives on a farm near Barrytown yesterday. This blog post will be updated with more info in a few days’ time, but here’s a sneak preview of how the knives went from a length of unworked steel to a finished work … Continue reading »

There was a 4.1 Magnitude this evening approx. 150km south-west of us, at a depth of just 5km. We didn’t feel any tremors but have speculated that the quake was triggered by eating a heavy meal of rib-eye steaks and a giant home-made ciabatta. The quake was near Franz Joseph glacier on the Alpine Fault … Continue reading »