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May 18

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East Cape 2: Dereliction, sunsets and other gorgeousness

Prepared to take the punt that I had enough food for the night, I drove through Opotiki without stopping and followed the wee Englishman’s instructions to the East Cape road, Highway 35. Read more

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Jan 20

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Heart of the community no more

A century ago this was a treasured hub for social functions, meetings, church services and acquiring library books. Today the old hall sits quietly at the top of the rise, a structure you’re vaguely aware of as you fly through the blink-and-you-miss-it settlement of Woodhill on State Highway 16.
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• Adventures planned…

  Finally some life!…

  Egypt & Jordan (Oct ’18)

  Steampunk Festival, Thames (Nov ’18)

  Tasman region, South Is. (Jan ’19)

  West Coast, South Is. (Feb ’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!

• Another day another port (or two) - visiting the Temple of Horus.

  One of today’s gobsmacking stops: Tomb of Ramesses VI in the Valley of the Kings.

  Flew down to Luxor and spent two half-days being whisked around sites of ancient awesomeness.

  When in Giza...

  D3 in Egypt which has been based in the madness of Cairo thus far, tomorrow we head south. Today we visited ‘the’ pyramids.

  Bonus street art sighting during this morning’s breakfast mission

  Some bee action in our garden

  Gave a new track a whirl. Maybe will go up it next time. Maybe. Possibly. Slight chance. Probably won’t.

  The tiny coastal flowers were receiving a stern lesson about the Wellington wind, reluctantly concluding that the sign on the hill had some truth to it.

  For as long as I can remember this house in Hataitai, which looks like may have been a shop once upon a time, has had one or more of these happy fellas sitting in their front window.

  Big loop walk into the city, home via the tunnel where the horn tooters have no idea how loud those damn things are when they toot right by you

  That would be a northerly

  Toi toi

  Some tree delight from last weekend’s Christchurch wanderings.

  In amongst the rebuild and cleared lots, sights/sites like this in the Chch CBD are now the exception rather the norm. Ducks were making good use of this particular place!

  Seriously love these blossom trees! I’m a bit late to catch the daffodils in their prime but have timed these to perfection.

  Duck family fleeing from the terror that is small children

  An arty fence thing on the walk through town where I got acquainted with the rebuild progress in the last six months. Excited by the alleyways and shops, and riverfront bars - the CBD is starting to look really good!

  Christchurch is living up to its reputation - the blossoms and spring flowers are just stunning!

  Hello Christchurch

• 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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