We spent four days just outside of the township of Haast at the Haast Beach Motel. We had our own […]
Ferniehurst to Haast, via Hokitika
On Friday, January 2nd, we left the farm and headed west. Originally we were planing on driving directly from the […]
Sheep Farm Life
making our way from Nelson to Ferniehurst As I mentioned, we spent the two weeks of Christmas break on a […]
Special Gifts this Christmas
As I mentioned in my previous posts, physical gifts were few and far between this Christmas. We have been more […]
Holiday Traditions, old and new
As expected, our December looked very different than years past, though it’s not the first time that we have had […]
Activities in Nelson
During our two weeks in Nelson, New Zealand, we did some schoolwork, some work-work (Steffen), lots of baking, movie nights […]
Beaches and Hikes, Hikes and Beaches
We have dear friends that lived in New Zealand for many years, so when they said Wharariki Beach could not […]
Relaxing in Nelson
Our two weeks in Nelson, New Zealand are coming to an end tomorrow and none of us are ready to […]
Impressions of Japan
Before I move on to our time in New Zealand, I wanted to take a moment to write a bit […]
Tokyo, Part 2
Our time in Tokyo continues… Tuesday, December 2: After school, we took the bus and train to the famous Shibuya […]
Gnegel Family Travels 