Stoney Pony!

If there was ever a rock star pony this is what he'd look like! He reminded us somewhat of our good friend Mr Mark Stoney who just happens to be a rock star himself....hence the name!

The Kepler Track

Self portrait!

Picnic spot on the Kepler tack near TeAnau

Jen and her parents Rex & Jill at Brod Bay on the Kepler track

Fjordland & Milford Sound

These are a couple of shots from our recent family trip to Milford with Jill & Rex (Jen's parents).

The road to Milford

Kea - these cheeky alpine parrots just love pulling the rubber bits off tourist cars...

...and fighting over the remains

Jen being sized up!

The lodge at the head of Milford Sound

Milford sound & Mitre Peak

PARACHUTE PACKING PRO!

This is what I do for a job at the moment.....while I wait for the job I really want as a camera man! Packing parachutes, mainly tandem parachutes because that's what NZONE does the most of (around 12,000 a year). I get paid by the pack job, which takes around 10/12 minutes, and I have to keep a record of the parachutes I pack. This is mainly so I get paid, but it also means that if anything goes wrong, everyone knows who did the last pack job.......No pressure!

1 - Organise the harness container & set the brakes








2 - Pick up the canopy & shake it out








3 - Hang the canopy up









4 - Oragnise the canopy material and lines








5 - Roll the canopy in the tail material















6 - Put the canopy on the floor and put a carpet on it to squash the air out







7 - Squash the rest of the air out of it








8 - Fold










9 - Stuff into deployment bag










10 - Stow the lines










11 - Still stowing!











12 - Untwist the drogue bridle and cock the drogue chute













13 - Put the deployment bag into the container







14 - Close the container














15 - Fold and roll the drogue chute











Dah Dah!













Not the most stimulating job I've ever had, but I quite enjoy it!