Waipu Coastal Walk + Goldschmidt Panoramic Walk
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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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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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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28th January 2018 – Little detour to Explore the Taitua Arboretum on the way through Hamilton. Was an absolute scorching day with pockets of Micro-climates reaching as high as 39°C
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20th January 2018 – Boat Trip with Gulf Eco Charters with skipper Kurt Salmond (and his family) to the Hen and Chicken Islands for some snorkeling, kayaking and Paddle boarding
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Part two of Waiarapa – Resumption of an earlier diverted journey. Visit to Castlepoint, Tinui ANZAC walk and Stonehedge Aotearoa
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