A Day at Port Adventure
A Day at Port AdventureA few days ago returning Guests decided to have a day at Port Adventure, and invited me to go along with them. And I’m always happy to enjoy a “Busman’s Holiday, and especially so as it was a Cruise Ship day, and thats a good...
Australian Bushfires 36 times larger than Stewart Island
Australian Bushfires 36 times larger than Stewart Island My last two trips to Ulva Island I’ve been a bit puzzled by the water in the cottage tanks… It’s tasted a bit smokey. I must be a bit slow, as it’s quite likely its from the Australian...
Ferns and Snails
One of the more attractive ferns … or in my opinion anyway …. is our Hen & Chicken Fern. Asplenium bulbiferum .It’s found most often in damp well shaded forest understory and is much loved by Whitetailed deer
Energy, Cooking and Orchids
Energy Stewart Island “Runs” on diesel fuel. Our electrical supplies are from community diesel generators, which run 24/7 and supply us with more or less unlimited power. But it is expensive, with a monthly connection fee of around $90, and around $0.60...
Australian Fires and Spring
Australian FiresDuring my Forest Service career I was fortunate that I didn’t do much forest fire work, and apart from controlled burns I can remember only one wildfire, and that was quite a small one. But they really weren’t my favorite...About Me
I arrived on Stewart Island in 1969 as Forest Ranger. Since then I've fished commercially both in Fiordland and around Stewart Island then skippered our charter yacht in the same waters, and also down into the Southern Ocean. More recently we now have "Sails Ashore" B&B, and I also guide our guests and others on Ulva Island, introducing them to the natural world of Stewart island