Excellent dinner at Rosella with Bill

Patterns

Hōkio garden videos

Beach day, Oriental Bay, Te Whanganui a Tara.

Glorious morning walk in Wellington, Aotearoa.

Breakfast at the beach house

Fried eggs, hot sauce, bacon, and tomato and avocado salad

First swim of the day, on a perfect day (Hōkio Beach, Horowhenua)

Beach Days ⛱️

Jeremy at Hokio beach wearing a reverse cap.

Tomato and fruit summer salad at Hōkio Beach, on the evening before Waitangi Day.

Delicious latke & gravlax at the Bond Street Deli, Wellington

Walking with mum.

Eketāhuna walk Exploring the small country town of Eketāhuna

Eketāhuna garden

Watched “Maria”, a biopic of the last week of the life of Maria Callas, with many retrospectives across her life.

Set in 1977 Paris, the Paris of my childhood. 

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Finished reading: Assassin’s Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3) by Robin Hobb 📚

Marvellous ending to the Farseer Trilogy. The pace and majesty of the tale took off in this book; highly recommend.

Splendid dishes during dinner at Havana Bar & Restaurant

  • Pollo Anticuchero | Peruvian Sauce | Pickles
  • Ceviche | Kūmara Purée | Chilli | Garlic
  • Beef Skewer | Soy Glaze | Peppers | Cherry Tomatoes

First (very short) run for quite a while along the waterfront on a very windy morning!

Waterfront run map

Clyde Quay Marina, Te Whanganui a Tara.

Boat sheds of Clyde Quay marina Cloud reflections and boats

Rocks

Oriental Bay rocks

90 days in a row of walking more than 10k steps …

Graph of the last few days of 10k+ steps