The Harwood Gazette

The newsletter of Tom, Anna and Eva Louise's adventures and travels in New Zealand and abroad. Find out the latest news about wedding plans, growth spurts, albatross sightings and much more.

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Location: Harwood, Otago, New Zealand

Meet Anna and Tom. After their 50 metre yacht “The 中文聽說讀寫“ was destroyed by a tropical cyclone off the coast of McMurdo Sound, in the Ross Sea, both were washed up on a deserted beach near the isolated settlement of Harwood, NZ. With their bare fingernails they scratched a cave in the staggering cliffs where they sought refuge from harsh weather-conditions, native predators and the birdflu. On a Wednesday, shortly after the release of Coldplay’s third studio album, they gave birth to a wonderful love child called Eva-Louise. Ten years later and with the help of Wall Street investors they run the world’s smallest media network. Their story was the inspiration for several countless box-office hits (Titanic, The Blue Lagoon, Jaws I, II, III, VI, V and XIV, etc.).

Monday, December 08, 2008

Santa Claus

Last Sunday Santa was in Town. As you can see the weather was pretty good. All the snow had melted, so the good old man had to leave his reindeer-powered sleigh at home and arrived at the venue in his firetruck.
I had been particularly good this year (I won't mention my refusal to stop wearing dipers), so I could go on a short ride in Santa's vehicle.
After Santa's visit, dad took the paintbrush and made an attempt to turn me into a cute little puppy. Looking at the pictures, I think I looked more like Jack Nicholson's The Joker in the first Batman movie.
But despite this, it was a really nice day.
Bye
Eva





Our little trip to Queenstown

Last week we went on a little trip to Queenstown and Arrowtown.

Vorige week zijn we der ons gedriejen nog ne keer op uitgetrokken...naar Queenstow en Arrowtown.

This picture was taken in a parc in Milton, on the way to Queenstown.
Shortly after taking this picture, we drove off, but I forgot to take the camera with us. Only after half an hour, I suddenly remembered leaving the camera at a picnic bench. We turned around and drove back, hoping it was still there. When we finally got there the camera was gone. But fortunately, somebody had dropped it off at the police station. Comment of the local cop: "You're pretty lucky it wasn't a local who found it!"
Op de heenreis, na anderhalf uur rijden, maakten we een tussenstop in Milton, alwaar ons Eva direct de weg naar de dichtstbijzijnde speeltuin vond. Papa nam wat foto's, maar vaneigens, verstrooit gelijk altijd, vergat hij zijne camera op een picnicbank in het park. Na een half uur rijden viel zijnen frank. "Oeps, 'k zijn mijnen kodak vergeten". Rechtsomkeert en volle planche weregekeerd... Vaneigenst, de kodak was gaan vliegen. Dan maar naar de polies.....en warempel.... een eerlijke ziel had hem daar afgeleverd. Commentaar van de commissaire: 'g'etj sjans davet nen toerist was dietem gevonden eeft. Waret nen local geweest, ge kost ernaar fluyten."


The hotel in Queenstown was pretty cool. Eva even had her own horse to ride on.
Ons hotel in Queenstown was vreet goe, mee bubbelbad, nen minibar vol pinot noir, en een pjeirt veur ons Eva


From Queenstown we took an old steamboot, the SS Earnslaw, to the Walter's Peak Station.

...en in Queenstown ebbemen nen ouden stoomboot gepakt naar Walter's Peak Station. Walter's Peak Station is een grote schapenboerderij op een schiereliand in't meer, aan de voet van nen groten berg (Walter's Peak)
....no signs of sea-sickness.
Jaja, alleman in zijn element...

A happy reunion with the milk bottle.
Walter's Peak Station has heaps of animals: dogs, ducks, deer, galloways,... but the little lambs were certainly Eva's favorite. And as you can see, little Eva became an attraction herself.
Walter's Peak Station is een oude boerdeij (19e eeuw) mee herten, schotse hooglanders, kiekens en ander gevogelte, en vaneigens schapen. Ons Eva was mee geen stokken weg te krijgen van bij de lammekens.
Haar enthousiasme bleef nie onopgemerkt, want ons dochter werd plotseling een rijzende ster onder nen tros toeristen uit het land van de rijzende zon. Een voor een wilden alle Japannezen mee ons kleine spruit op de foto.

After a day of action (mum and dad running behind a little loose canon) we were all happy to crawl in bed
Nadat we maar ternauwernood aan het gele gevaar waren ontsnapt, kropen we snel onder de wol...


The next day we went to Arrowtown. Eva started exploring the banks of the Arrow Town River. Later on we went shopping.While mum was deciding over which handbag to buy, Eva quietly sneaked into a corner of the shop. By the time we had discovered her she was busy rearranging the "toys section"
De volgende dag trokken we naar Arrowtown, alwaar ons dochter haar belangstelling voor botanische aangelegenheden tentoonspreide. Enfin, na anderhalf uur over en weer schuifelen rond hetzelfde bloemenperk, stemde de kleine spruit eindelijk in met moeders voorstel om te gaan shoppen. En zoals ge kunt zien werd het ouderlijk advies om vooral overal af te blijven zonder pardon opzij geschoven.
cheers
salutekes
Tom















































Monday, November 10, 2008

Daily update

















Hi,
A few decades have passed since we last updated our blog. And, oh dear, has the world changed since! We're all eating baked beans again after the global financial meltdown, Anna bought a new dining table - and why not - a 15 sq metre verandah, Obama got a pay rise (and so did I - though not as significant and without the extra's, such a two 747's to commute to work), ... and Eva turned three.
With a month's delay, here are some pics from Eva's birthday. The bottom left one shows Eva with her best friends from daycare: Ethan, Josh (a potential romantic interest), Kiara, Juliette (aka "Jiggadonell"), Neve, and a little squirt with an appetite for destruction called Harry.
Within a few weeks we're off to Queenstown, so you can expect a few more up-to-date pictures later on this month.
bye bye,
Anna & Tom
....and I alsmost forgot.... I finally got those 50.000 words down on paper and submitted them last monday.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

April 2008








Hi,


Apologies once again for the incredible time between blogs. I think Tom and I spend so much time on the computer for work we dread going on it in our 'time off' (if there is such a thing with a toddler). In any case here are some photos since Christmas. Eva has made up for her earlier lack of hair...




Saturday, January 26, 2008

Meet Bella,




Hi,
my name is Bella. I'm eight weeks old. Mum's a Huntaway, living on the Peninsula. And Dad's a Border Collie who lives next door to her. We (there's about ten of us) weren't exactly planned for... but life turned out pretty well for me.
I found a new home on Stepney Ave. The old man's a bit of a grumper (he put me with my nose in my own pee), but the lady of the house seems to be quite fond of me. There's a bit of a power struggle going on with their daughter, but i'm sure it 'll all work out.
Well, hope to see you around some day....

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Hippipip




Voor ons moeder haren 56e verjaardag (want een kaart waren we vaneigens vergeten te sturen).....
Gelukkige verjaardag
Anna, Eva en Tom
P.s.: Ons keise brandt zenne, Kim

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Happy New Year





Happy New Year!

We hope everyone has a fantastic 2008!

A couple of photos from our Christmas celebrations.