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180316 - Devanport
Davenport - Auckland, New Zealand
180216- Catlins Beach
Recently I attended a landscape workshop in the Catlins area.
This is one of my masterpieces from that weekend.From Main Gallery
180211-Burt Munro street race
The Burt Munro street races were cancelled today due to an oil spill on the track during the practice session.Along with some rain it became to unsafe to race.These are the snaps managed to get before the racing was stopped.
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170205 - Nugget Point Lighthouse
Today Karen and I went for a drive to Kaka Point, We enjoyed some lunch at the Point Restaurant and Bar.
We then went along the road a bit to Nugget Point and walked the track to the lighthouse.
It was a very hot day (30 degrees) but it was most enjoyable.
This is the last 100 mtrs to the Point.
Nugget Point is one of the most iconic landforms on the Otago coast. Located at the northern end of the Catlins coast, along the road from Kaka Point, this steep headland has a lighthouse at its tip, surrounded by rocky islets (The Nuggets). The point is home to many seabirds, including penguins, gannets and royal spoonbills, and a large breeding colony of fur seals. Roaring Bay, on the south coast of the tip of Nugget Point, is home to a small colony of yellow-eyed penguins.
170203 - Clyde Dam
The Clyde Dam, New Zealand's third largest[citation needed] hydroelectric dam, is built on the Clutha River near the town of Clyde. It is owned and operated by Contact Energy.
Lake Dunstan, Cromwell, New Zealand
Cromwell is a town in Central Otago in the Otago region of New Zealand.
It is situated between State Highway 6 (linking to Wanaka, 50 km north, and Queenstown, 60 km west) and State Highway 8 leading to the Lindis Pass, 75 km northeast, and Alexandra, 33 km south. The road to Alexandra winds through the Cromwell Gorge. A point near Cromwell lies 119 kilometres from the sea, the farthest from the sea anywhere in New Zealand.[2] A prominent feature surrounding much of the town is the man-made Lake Dunstan. Cromwell also has the newly constructed Highlands Motorsport Park. Nearby settlements are at Bannockburn, Lowburn, Tarras, and Ripponvale.From Main Gallery
Santa Parade 2016
Yup, Santa parade was on again and once more the rain waited until it started then poured down. More images of wet and cold children can be found in the events section..... P.s. ... do you think the flag holder is over it !
Merry Christmas every one !!
Frogs
161123 – Does anyone know why my Mum loved frogs so much ?... this is one of the things that I forgot to ask her. All I know is that they made her smile.
..................Thinking of you everyday Mum.
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161105 - Windows, this is the view at the Honest Lawyer in Manarco,Nelson.NZ
We had lunch here the other week while on holiday.
161030 - It appears that it’s “Tour of Southland” time again. Was a lovely sunny day for a walk down to Queens Park and at the Feldwick Gates I stopped to watch the Cyclist at the start line.
161029 - Gollum - Hanging in the passenger lounge at Wellington Airport in New Zealand.Gollum is a fictional character from the books and movies- the hobbit and lord of the rings
161026- Here’s another shot taken at the Mudcastle, I just kinda liked this one…what do you think ?
161024 – The Mudcastle, Located in the Upper Moutere just outside Nelson city,NZ. Recently we attended a 10 year wedding reunion here. It’s a fantastic spot with the hosts Keven and Gleny’s. Great food, Great rooms, Great time had by all. Visit the web site at themudcastle.co.nz
161021 – Meet Millie, Here we are in Sunny Nelson for Labour weekend. Millie is my wife’s sisters dog that gets baby sat each work day in Richmond. This is the usual chair that Millie likes to sit on and watch the world go by.
161016 - The Tranzalpine train journey from Christchurch to Greymouth stopped at the top of the Arthurs Pass for five minutes to let passengers enjoy the high altitude and fresh mountain air.
Tied Up at the Greymouth wharf
161016 - Stu's News take one ! Here we go...So, Here we are at Greymouth, NO thats not me.. thats just some randoms that happened to just pass by as the Tranz Alpine train arrives in from Christchurch. We had stayed overnight in Greymouth and are traveling back on this train later today. If you know who these randoms are, can you ask them to get out of my shot !
161016 - So this is the view from the inside of our carriage on the TranzAlpine Scenic train journey from Christchurch to Greymouth last weekend.We had a table for four and enjoyed the commentary over the headphones along with food and drinks from the onboard cafe.
161016 - Going through one of the 16 tunnels on the Kiwirail TransApine Scenic Journey last weekend. This is on the open viewing carriage and was quite thrilling going through the tunnels at speed. The Otira Tunnel is 20mins long and a steep grade to Arthurs Pass. They stop and hook on an extra engine or two just in case the train breaks down in the tunnel (as a safety precaution) .As the train enters the tunnel a door closes behind it and some fans start up to assist the train to push out any gases and fumes out. The viewing carriage and Cafe/Buffet cars are closed during this time also.... it was fun !
