Let’s face it – winter on the Coromandel can be brutal for skin. Salty winds, indoor heating, chilly mornings and (believe it or not) those sneaky UV rays all lead to one thing: a thirsty, stressed-out skin barrier.
In 1975, after a three-week stay at a Buddhist monastery in Sri Lanka, I made my way by ferry across the Palk Strait to Tamil Nadu in southern India …
One day one of my housemates, Dave, decided to explore the several sheds on the property, which unfortunately weren’t locked …
I have loved fishing for most of my 73 years.
As a youngster, I went with my father and his mates game fishing in Bay of Islands waters.
I was born in London to Kiwi parents who were there on their honeymoon. You may think it must have been a long honeymoon but that’s a story for another time.
Let’s face it – winter on the Coromandel can be brutal for skin. Salty winds, indoor heating, chilly mornings and (believe it or not) those sneaky UV rays all lead to one thing: a thirsty, stressed-out skin barrier.
In 1975, after a three-week stay at a Buddhist monastery in Sri Lanka, I made my way by ferry across the Palk Strait to Tamil Nadu in southern India …
One day one of my housemates, Dave, decided to explore the several sheds on the property, which unfortunately weren’t locked …
I have loved fishing for most of my 73 years.
As a youngster, I went with my father and his mates game fishing in Bay of Islands waters.
I was born in London to Kiwi parents who were there on their honeymoon. You may think it must have been a long honeymoon but that’s a story for another time.
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