There are so few residents in Collingwood that the Ballards know everyone, and that is one of the pleasures of living in a small, isolated community. The people who live here -- artists, retirees, craftsmen, historians--are very friendly and look out for one another.
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| Everyone in town looks in on the widow who lives in this interesting new house. |
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| Bluebird Cottage, our Collingwood abode because Tigger Ballard gave Bruce asthma. |
Takaka, 30 minutes down a twisting highway, is the nearest town of any size and where Keith and Pat buy groceries, go to the library, or volunteer at the museum.
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| Pat, Golden Bay Museum volunteer |
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| Bruce heads towards the Takaka Public Library |
Two hours from Collingwood, the big smoke of Nelson has doctors, theatres, galleries and an airport.
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| A random passenger provides scale for this 11 passenger Cessna, our Sounds Air plane to Wellington |
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