Kowhai Lane Kiwi
Kiwi on Security Camera at Kowhai Lane Lodge, Stewart Island
Batty Again
Batty & a Moth Our post of 1st June. raised a few queries as to whether it actually was a bat. Suggestions it was a moth. I tried several screen freezes but none really were conclusive, one way or another. But it was so big at a distance I was sure we had a bat. ...
Weta
A night visitor in Sails Ashore’s garden
Winter is amongst us
First Frost at Sails Ashore
Are We Bats
Or do we have bats ?? Although we live more or less in the centre of the village Sails Ashore is quite secluded, And from the evidence we see get all sorts of nocturnal visitors, and some during the day as well.. Surveillance cameras are pretty clever these days, and...
So What do We Do In Winter you ask
So What do We do in Winter ?? It’s a regular question from our guests. We suspect they have visions of tropical beaches, hammocks and pima coladas. Well winter is when we catch up on chores. With three gardens and the growth we get on Stewart Island that...
Aeolus does his thing
Aeolus Lets Loose It’s been quite windy for several days, ferries and planes cancelled or postponed. But yesterday was a cracker. Even got an alert on my phone. It was well forecast, and I’d been watching Windy.to see what was what. A deep low was...
Ladies Slipper Orchids & Solar
Ladies Slipper Orchid ….Dendrobium cunninghamii These pretty epiphytic orchids are quite common around our forests, and we have several growing in our garden. They are a Christmas bloom, so imagine my surprise to find a happy bloom, together with several...
Meet Psycho
Robotic lawn mowing at Sails Ashore and Kowhai Lane, neat, tidy lawns, with no effort.
Midwinters Day, and all that
Mid-Winters Day
How did that happen so quickly??. Seems like we’ve just had New Year.
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