Daniel Etherington

Seem to be rushing around heaps at the moment, with ne’er a moment to do any blogs. Loads of stuff I want to write about, but by the time I get to a PC, days or weeks have passed and other subjects have presented themselves. All this rushing has for the most part been for [...]

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Been doing a lot more holiday-ish, touristy things recently. My oldest chum Nick, whose Kiwi connection is the reason I first decided I wanted to come to NZ (his dad is a New Zealander), is here on holiday with his wife Amani. They’re keen and experienced divers and one of the main things they wanted [...]

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Went to bed the other night, turned out the light then felt a sharp pain in my leg. Thought Fran was sticking a particularly sharp claw in me, but the next day a large red mark and swelling indicated it was some sort of beast. I was stung by a wasp in my bed once [...]

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Just as an addendum to the previous post, this doesn’t mean I want to eat loads of meat now. Still plan to base my diet around veg and seafood. Though I’m not keen on all seafood. Been eating some NZ greenlip mussels recently. Never been a huge fan of mussels – there’s just too much [...]

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