Alfresco Family
Our family's green outdoor adventures near and far
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Simple Tasty Potato Stew
Posted on November 20, 2017 by alfrescofamily
Use those left over ingredients and make something your gran would be proud of.
Category: RecipesTags: potato stew, recipe, spuds, stew, vegan, vegan recipe, vegan stew, vegetables, vegetarian
Eco-exchange Week 9
Posted on May 27, 2017 by alfrescofamily
Shop bought to home grown After last week’s stat filled article we’ve decided to keep it short and sweet. With everything that has happened this week we want to share with you something light hearted that you can do together as a family. It’s lovely…
Throw back to learning the art of poi from the talented @tulaasi in Queenstown last week. We’ve been exploring more of the South Island over the past 3 weeks whilst my mum @jarabaldwin was visiting from the UK. We’ve also really enjoyed showing her some of our favourite spots such as the lively Queenstown. It’s hard living so far from family but I can honestly say we’ve had more quality time with my mum over the past three weeks than we’ve probably had in the past three years. We’ve really made the most of it and it has been marvellous. There will be more photos to follow!
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Peaking over the brow of Baldwin Street.
In Dunedin lives Baldwin Street, which is officially the world’s steepest. So we decided to stay in a BnB on it!
Plus, Katey’s maiden name is Baldwin so we couldn’t pass it up! .
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↟ Road trip Day 5 ↟ Te Anau and Manapouri
We have reached Te Anau and Manapouri. It was a 2.5 hour drive from Queenstown. Te Anau is the town for amenities and trips. Our accommodation is in Manapouri.
It rains here for 280 days of the year and today is no different. Luckily it held off yesterday and we had a lot of fun on a boat trip across Lake Te Anau to see the glow worm caves. It was fascinating going into the caves to see the bright green glowing dots in the cave ceiling. (No photos allowed).
Note - do not wear shorts like Rick did as the female sand flies love a bit of blood and will extract it from you immediately after getting off the boat.
The guides and staff on the boat and in the caves are lovely, the time in the caves is about 35 mins - just long enough for kids, the trip in total is 2 hours including a brew and a talk at the cabin near the caves. @realjourneys
The boat trip provides dramatic landscapes and lake-scapes (?) of the mountains.
We then spent time on Fraser’s Beach which is a 1 minute walk from the accommodation. Again, dramatic landscapes and fun searching for fancy stones.
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↟ Road Trip Day 4 ↟ Queenstown
Queenstown is a buzzing and vibrant town easily enjoyed by all ages. We spent just 24 hours here this time and had a ton of fun...and a ton of good food. We ate @fatbadgerspizza_qt and @caribelatinkitchen. Both cater for vegans easily if required and both were delicious.
We were entertained by street performers and saw what lies beneath the Lake. See the Manapouri story on our profile for more.
Katey and her mum were scared @fearfactoryqueenstown, so we managed to fit a lot in.
We stayed in a 2 bed appartment @cranburycourtapartments which was perfect for a night.
Onwards from here further south than we have ventured before. .
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↟ Road Trip Day 3 ↟ Wanaka
We hired bikes from @wanaka_bike_tours yesterday and completed a 15km route along the Clutha River from Albert Town back to Wanaka. It was great fun and not too challenging. Kitty loved being towed along and dictated the pace (always faster!). We finished along the backs of Lake Wanaka and at that Wanaka Tree.
We stopped in an AirBnB a 5 minute walk from the town centre which was perfect and really didn’t feel like it was so close to the town.
Wanaka is a lovely town with a lot of options for food, drink and coffee. It has an excellent playground for the kids and young hearted adults. There are countless activities to partake in whether indoors or out, or just stand still and gaze at the lake!
We drove 1.5 hours to Queenstown this morning and arrived in time for lunch. The drive has a few places to stop at to admire the views.
Follow the Manapouri story for all the stuff! .
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Lake Wanaka and it’s Lupins
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