Great success!

Fathers day '08, the clouds parted, seas died down and more importantly there was no way Heather could deny me a bit of dive time. The grinning idiot is pleased with this haul. The big guy bumped the scales (cheap bathroom) at over 2kg and made a good account of himself shredding through gloves, hands and wetsuit as I held on tight to subdue him on the way back to the catch bag!!! A few moluscs and sea urchins perished as well.

Oldies at a concert

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr, anyone would think 'we was in lub'. Perhaps it was being out in the open under a blanket of stars that put a twinkle in our eyes, or maybe for Peter, it was an alcohol induced psychosis. Anyway, in this pic we were at Jack Johnson in New Plymouth the night after Sian and Macca's wedding. It was a balmy Autumn night, a crowd of about 15,000 people of all ages, and one of the best vibed concerts we have ever been to.

Dirty and his beautiful bride

We were stoked to be able to see Macca and Sian get married in Wanganui, about 3hours north of Wellington in March 08.

Dingbat daddy's view from his dinghy

This is one of the many pictures that Brains has taken on his early morning adventures in the hope of catching 'the big one'. It's a decent sunrise, even though the picture quality isn't tops.

The view from Poppy's school

It's hard not to get a decent view in Wellington. The hike up to Poppy's school takes about 2 mins, but it is seriously on a 90deg angle and may only take 2 mins, but is the equivalent of a 30min cardio workout!

A beautiful pic of Poppy

This is the best picture I have ever taken of Pops. Of course, she wasn't posing and was completely unaware I was even photographing her.

View from Mt Victoria down on to the Quay

This is a corker shot that Peter took on our hike up to Mount Victoria. It's looking down onto a convent, through to the Quay at Wellington. On a sunny day, you'd be hard pressed to find a better view in the world. At the top of this mountain, there are 360deg water views. And on a clear day, from parts of Wellington you can see snow covered peaks on the south island - which is a 3hr ferry ride away.