Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens Explore
Sunday 10th June 2018 – Side visit (Drop in) to Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens, including “Don’s Conservation Loop”
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27th May 2018 – Waipu Coastal Walk and Goldschmidt Panoramic Walk with the Auckland Hiking Group Meetup…
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20th May 2018 – Killing time visiting Eden Gardens + short a few laps up and down the loop of Clevedon Hill (as a fitness maintenance attempt)
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6th May 2018 – Assorted Pictures of Hamilton, Waikato and surrounds in Autumn. Taken on my second hand Samsung S7 Active Phone.
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Hike done sometime earlier on with a small group before Waitakeres is closed. From Lone Kauri, we went down Buck Taylor track to the Pararaha Camp site before proceeding up Pararaha Stream and Cowan Stream to return back to the Car park via Odins Timber Trail. Comparing the photos between my Phone Camera and […]
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22nd April 2018 – Pack Raft Explore around Karangahake Finishing up at Paeroa. Water level was low for the first half requiring us to get out and carry the Pack Raft around some shallow rapids at certain points. On the second half of the journey, the river was sufficiently deep at most rapids allowing us […]
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1st April 2018 to 3rd of April 2018 – Two night trip to Mount Yasur on Tanna Island, Republic of Vanuatu. Plane trip on Air Vanuatu from Port Vila Bauer Field Airport to White Grass Airport, where we were picked up by Taxi Utes to take us to our accommodation across rough unformed roads through […]
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31st March 2018 – Exploring the Millennium Caves on Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. Early morning trip from our accommodation, up a very rough unsealed road to a couple of villages far inland. Requires a bit of fitness and the ability to swim. When we did it, it rained very heavily on the swimming portion […]
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24th March 2018 – Stroll around the Pasifika Festival and a look at the Fukuoka little garden area (Created in July 2017), including a surprise appearance from New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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1st March 2018 – Visit Auckland Domain to view the Lanterns prior to the hoards descending in on the following days when the stalls open.
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