Blackball Living

The final shift Our latest update is all about the final move but also a few photos of our holiday in Rarotonga.  It was a much needed break and we were so lucky with the weather and our days were…

Where to start so much has happened since our last blog. Coalgate went on the market in early July with an auction date of 3 August. All the prep work had been done so it was now time for marketing…

It has been 3 weeks since our last update and it has been another packed full 3 weeks. Since our first 7 day stint living in Blackball we have returned to Coalgate on Friday after work and then returned to…

13 – 15 May  Our very first nights in our new home. We travelled to Hoki on Friday after work with 2 full cars and trailers.  We stayed the night and then in the morning dismantled the bed to take…

Al headed over Friday morning and his mission was to get the stairs in. Al had a brilliant idea of getting these precut by Laser Cut Services from the drawings he had provided. It saved a lot of time and…

This update covers Days 47 to 50 of the garage build. What has become our usual routine the last few weeks is Al heading over to Blackball Friday morning with the dogs, and I meet him at Bluespur. This time…

Anzac weekend so just a short blog this week to reflect the 2nd short week in a row. This weekend was about getting as much of the internal linings on the lower ceiling lined and the kitchen/bathroom walls. The ceiling…

It was the long weekend so we had 3.5 full days to get stuff done. Wednesday night we packed up the trailer and the falcon with the first load of many to move from one side of the alps to…

It has been a while since our last blog so there is a lot to catch up on. The weekend of the 25 – 28 March we once again travelled separately, Al earlier on the Friday and me after work.…

I have finally found the time to write the latest blog – a bit later than usual. But we are off to Blackball again tomorrow so I thought I had better write this now. Last Friday, same as recent weekends,…