Christmas at Twin Gullies

Christmas celebrations at Twin Gullies was fabulous. It was good to see the extended family again and the weather played along ever so nicely. A scrumptious dinner was served on trestle tables, complete with white table cloth, on the lawn outside, overlooking Akaroa Harbour. This is exactly the view from Twin Gullies, looking across towards Akaroa:

Vic and Doug always make us feel so welcome and Twin Gullies is a great Bed & Breakfast destination. Here's a couple of views of the main house and the garden:


Why Twin Gullies? Since I'll probably be talking about them from now on, here's how it works. Our son Jacques is married to Hester and they now have a lovely baby boy, Mika (more about Mika later!). Hester's parents, Doug and Victoria Hamilton, own and run Twin Gullies, situated near Barry's Bay on Banks Peninsula. For those who don't know, Banks Peninsula is near Christchurch in New Zealand. Hester's brother Seth and sister Harriet also joined us for the family gathering.

We went for a drive along the scenic route which follows the spine of Banks Peninsula. We parked the car and walked for a while. We noticed that the paddocks all around were dotted with old weathered chunks of tree trunk - probably of Macrocarpa, an exotic cypress planted for building timber and as windbreaks. It looked quite eerie - like Macrocarpa graveyards.