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Family Fishing Trip to Coleridge

by julian on November 23, 2008 in -- Jack, -- Julian, Boating, Family, Fishing with Comments Off

We woke up today and the weather looked just perfect for a wee backcountry jaunt. So I told the family “We’re going!”, we packed the boat and took off to Lake Coleridge.

It was the first time that only Sarah, Jackson and I had put the boat in with just us. The wind was fairly non-existant, and it was a great morning. We got the boat in ok and took off around the lake. After a bit of sightseeing, I showed Sarah how to troll for trout.

We saw fish and they weren’t biting, so scooted back to the South side of Ryton Bay and Sarah took over as Skipper. She drove the boat and kept us over the fish. We hooked up! I landed a small (but very eatable) salmon.

It was great to be with Sarah and Jackson when I caught the fish – and even better because Jackson now knows what fishing is! A great day was had by all!

Grandad came to visit!

by julian on November 10, 2008 in -- Jack, Family with Comments Off

Grandad popped down for a few days recently. He decided to take the kids for a ride on the Rideon Mower…

Jacks new wetsuit. Now he’s ready for the summer fun at the lakes.

by julian on October 11, 2008 in -- Jack, -- Sarah, Family with 1 Comment

Jackson is really proud of his new Spongebob wetsuit. He wore it all day today around the farm and even had his midday sleep in it. Looking forward to getting him to the lake for a swim!

Chilling in the Hood!

by julian on September 17, 2008 in -- Julian, Boating, Family with Comments Off

I took the family (Sarah, Jack, Simon and Zach) to Lake Hood today for a play on the boat today. It was a nice calm day, but the water was freezing! 12.3 degrees!

Didn’t stop us tough louts though! Simon and I got in and did some wakeboarding and even though we froze out bits off, we had a great time

Sarah drove the boat as well – she did really good!

Double trouble at the Stones!

by julian on September 16, 2008 in -- Jack, Family, Friends with 1 Comment

The guys spent the day playing in the garden, fighting over tractors, splashing in the pool and just being cool kids. Simon was building a garden…

Above is wee Zach, just hanging!

Time for a photo shoot!

by julian on September 11, 2008 in -- Jack, -- Julian, Family with 1 Comment

I’ll be featured in a few publications soon and on a few websites, so I thought I’d better drop the gumboots and get some serious head shots. Sarah seems to be a master on the camera and took some great shots. So here I am – looking very swish. 😉

And of course I had to grab a shot with my wee man! He’s such a cool kid and has the best smile!

A fun visit to Lake Hood!

by julian on August 16, 2008 in -- Jack, -- Julian, -- Sarah, Boating, Family, Friends with 1 Comment

Ben, Rose, Ella and Grace came over today. We all headed down to Lake Hood in Ashburton to take the boat for a spin. Had a great time, and the kids had a blast. We got it up to about 70kph – goes like a charm!

Then came home again and got stuck into a pizza! Just another great day hanging with the Vivians! They’re a cool family!