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my travels near and far
Adventures planned…
Finally some life!…
Bluff Oyster Festival (May ’18)
Brisbane (Jun ’18)
Egypt & Jordan (Oct ’18)
Steampunk Festival, Thames (Nov ’18)
Tasman region, South Is. (Jan ’19)
Currently I am…
Without much creative mojo. I think work has sucked it out of me. Hoping the upcoming adventures will light a spark!
- Afternoon wanderings past the old prisonThe Hutt River was in a fairly sedate state today but I chatted to an elderly gent who said rain last week had it running at full noise. Crazy contrasts.After a yoga class kicked my butt this morning I dragged myself off for a riverside walkWellington was at her charming best todayThe aptly named Coastal Walkway.Spot the observation post at the old Moa Point radar station above the airportMore boat shed awesomeness further round the baysThe iconic row of boat sheds just off busy old Oriental Parade. So dinky.This tunnel isn’t my first choice for walking routes but was the quickest way for today’s particular missionWent to a short concert at the National War Memorial featuring the Swiss Army Band and NZ Airforce Band, ahead of the Last Ceremony that has been running daily since 2015 and through to 11/11/2018. At this stage I was getting ready to play catch as the tall guy in front was about to faint!Some locals have created a spot of whimsy on an otherwise ignored bank. I expect it will grow much like the smurf garden I’ve heard about elsewhere in the city (heard about but not seen - it’s beside a mountain bike trail and, well, my bike hasn’t seen the light of day for quuuite a while)View from the memorial.Trotted out for a quick stride around the neighbourhood including a blowout of lungs up to the Ataturk Memorial where I usually go for one of the services on ANZAC DayI’m a longtime admirer and occasional passer-by of the Evans Bay boat shedsOne of the great things about this walk are the views down into Oriental Bay, here featuring St Gerard's Church and Monastery.Really enjoyed today’s walk. I’m getting better at using the weekends to press reset!Will be interesting what happens with these buildings once they finally decide what to do with the land. Hopefully some will be refurbished - and strengthened!One of 10 magazines / buildings remaining on Military Rd. I walked past a couple of women on horseback giving a guy holding a spray can a hard time - the horse has well and truly bolted though with tagging on these types of structures around here.Went on an awesome walk this afternoon down one of the old military roads on the peninsulaA night away with girlfriends up the coast included awesome views across to Kapiti Island
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SOME OTHER POSTS
- Canada finale: Whistler whistle-stop
- Grizzly Bear Ranch (2)
- Grizzly Bear Ranch (1)
- A day of ghost towns and yesteryear vibes
- More blue lakes and a ski resort in summer
- Parkway drives under blue and grey skies
- Hiking at Lake O’Hara
- Introduction to Yoho National Park and a short lesson in Cree
- (Some of) the Red Chairs of Banff National Park
- Return to the Rockies
- Exploring Bella Coola (2)
- Exploring Bella Coola (1)
- Bears!!
- Into bear country
- The Canadian adventures begin: Express stop in Vancouver
- Summer revisited: In my mountainous happy place
- New Plymouth Street Art
- Street festival
- Sydney 2 ~ Beaches, a zoo with a view and strewth, it’s a new year
- Sydney 1 ~ That Bridge and limping about the CBD
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