Koh Samui family holiday, Thailand

I’ve just celebrated my 60th birthday in Koh Samui. The choice was who to spend it with…it was easy, my family. So, the next thing I had to do was find somewhere to go. Deciding what the parameters were Our three kids all have wonderful partners and I’m now the proud granny of a one-year old […]

Goat Island’s marine reserve- A summer series # 6

Goat Island’s marine reserve is right on Auckland’s doorstep, plentiful with oversized snapper and other fish species. The reserve is near Leigh about an hour and a half drive from Auckland and was New Zealand’s first marine reserve officially opened in 1977. It covers 518 hectares of coastal sea between Cape Rodney and Okakari Point. The immediate […]