Monthly Archives: November 2011

Longbeach Mountainbike Challenge

Posted on November 29, 2011 by coastingnz

Home again.  Stephen and I are just back from the East Coast and the Longbeach Challenge mountain bike event. We took a night off from the b&b, put the dogs in the kennels, got our locums Debbie and Amelia to … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of a Dog

Posted on November 19, 2011 by coastingnz

Hi – my name is Ziggy.  I’m a German Shorthaired Pointer and I live at Breakers Boutique Accommodation on the Punakaiki Coastline, north of Greymouth.  I live here with my Mum and Dad and my big brother Nico (Dalmation).  This … Continue reading →

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Bundy Blast in the Sunshine

Posted on November 19, 2011 by coastingnz

Gorgeous morning on the West Coast this morning so after breakfasts and the cleaning is finished we load up the dogs and the bikes and head into Greymouth for a quick blast up the Bundy mountain biking. There has been … Continue reading →

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Spring riding in the Valleys

Posted on November 3, 2011 by coastingnz

Stephen has a mountain bike event coming up at the end of the month (October) so he needed to get some miles under his belt.  We awoke this Sunday morning to stunning clear blue sunny skies so once brekky was … Continue reading →

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Wild Encounters on an Evening Beach Walk

Posted on November 2, 2011 by coastingnz

Time for a change of scenery so Jan, Stephen, Nico and Ziggy jump in the van and we head down the road to the Rapahoe beach.  There are huge low tides and the sea is well out.  The beach is … Continue reading →

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