First Snow
First Snow of the Winter for Stewart Island. And I hope the last. I do NOT like snow at all.
Paul Klemick & POHOS
Paul Klemick & the Polish Heritage of Otago & Southland (POHOS) An odd post from me this morning, as what on earth does Stewart Island and this posts heading have in common?? Like all the best stories it’s a bit complex but here goes. A good...
Moving into Winter
We are now a few days into winter at Sails Ashore, though apart from a handful of miserable days it does not really seem like winter.
Community Power on Stewart Island
Since we’ve commissioned our off grid power supply at Sails Ashore I’ve had several Islanders ask how it was going
A Morning Visitor
A Morning Visitor A couple of mornings ago Iris called me out to our back door, and there in our vegie garden was a White Tailed deer. Didn’t stay long as it had probably been startled when Iris called me. But I did manage to get a photo. Not a good one, but in...
Tradies and a new Roof, and Autumn Orchids
Tradies, and a new roof If you’ve been watching our web cam lately you might have seen some “on the roof” activity. We’ve just had the roof renewed on the older part of Sails Ashore. It was approaching 30 years up, and we had a couple of minor...
Solar Power And Spuds
Over two months ago we commissioned our new Solar Power system installed by Tansley Electrical from Invercargill see “Sails Ashore is Solar Powered” We have chosen to go completely “Off Grid”.
Farewell 2021. Hello 2022
We’ve had a lovely day to welcome in 2022. And looking back over 2021 I guess for all that has gone on in the world we’ve had a good year. And on the whole I think, to coin a phrase we’ve had a good pandemic, certainly in comparison to the rest of the world. Something to be said for living on an Island.
Iris Finds a Slender Forest Orchid
Iris has been busy on our garden, lots of pruning, weeding and so forth. My involvement generally limited to carrying and disposing, though some trimming as she is a worry with the big hedge trimmers on the higher shrubs.
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