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Up Mangere Mountain

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Ross

What is it with mountains? With rivers, islands and most geographical features the name comes first i.e. Cook River, Cook Islands, Cook Strait etc. But with mountains, the ‘Mt’ bit comes first i.e. Mt Cook. Why isn’t it Cook Mountain? … Continue reading →

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To Mangere Bridge

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Ross

Wednesday was a 29th of February, that 4-yearly rarity. We only wanted to move home – not far, sort of just across the Manukau Harbour. Except nothing in Auckland is that simple. We (alright I) spent too much morning mucking … Continue reading →

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Exploring Auckland Part 2

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Ross

Monday 27 February was Chill-Out-in-Henderson Day for us. Tuesday we launched ourselves at Waiheke Island. I’d been there overnight about 15 years ago and Wyn hadn’t. We figured a day’s exploring was in order. We caught the train in from … Continue reading →

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Exploring Auckland

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Ross

Friday 24 February we were still at Ambury Farm Park at Mangere Bridge in Auckland. We went for a drive to Manukau, among other things to get a city map from the AA that covered Manukau. We needed something to … Continue reading →

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Ambury Amblings

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Ross

Tuesday last week we met up at the nice Countdown car park near the Auckland airport. (Being homeless we appreciate things like thoughtful car parks.) And then spent a while working out where we might go for the night. (Being … Continue reading →

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Beach Bach Birthday

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Ross

Back in Pukekohe on that Wednesday we went to visit Traillite – Suzi’s builders. Suzi motorhome needs a few things sorted and fixed and we needed to get an idea of when and what. With that done we retreated to … Continue reading →

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Coast to Coast – Taranaki to Auckland

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Ross

By Tuesday the weather had reverted to being more typical of the North Island summer – or lack of it. It was raining. This day was Valentine’s Day and Wyn’s birthday and the day we were going to Auckland. So … Continue reading →

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New Plymouth Ho!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Ross

Monday was a lovely day in New Plymouth. With a lovely view from our parking spot overlooking Fitzroy Beach. Eventually we got our bikes sorted and going and got ourselves sorted and going. We headed down a track to the … Continue reading →

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North to New Plymouth

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ross

Saturday dawned fine in Marton. It also dawned on us that we had no plan for the day or where we were going from there. Not surprisingly we ended up staying and enjoying the day. Later in the afternoon we … Continue reading →

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Moving on to Marton

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Ross

Friday was a nice-enough sort of morning at our carpark in Petone. I met a nice man from Australia who’d spent the last three years seeing the South Island and was about to start on the North one. When you … Continue reading →

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Changing Islands

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Ross

Sunday was a day for catching up on some of the administration. And no walk. Later on we moved over to the motels and parked up and moved in. Monday morning we took over for three days. Monday was Waitangi … Continue reading →

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Unto the Wither Hills

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Ross

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.” Psalms 121.1. I had to memorise that in Standard 4 Sunday School. I never forgot it – I learned it well. So well that when the … Continue reading →

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Blogging Without Pictures

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Ross

Now I have an excuse for being long-winded. I know all that stuff about a picture speaking a thousand words. It is a bit of a generalisation as it does tend to dismiss poetry in general and ignores the genius … Continue reading →

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Ever Eastward – Farewell Spit to Blenheim

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Ross

We woke up on Wednesday near Farewell Spit to mist and rain and time to go back. Back from Golden Bay to the real world. We stopped off in Takaka to do a few things. And Takaka looked even further … Continue reading →

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Glorious Golden Bay

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ross

Friday of last week we headed out from Richmond, bound for Over the Hill – to Takaka and Golden Bay. It had been a few years since we’d been to Motueka and longer since we’d been Over the Hill. The … Continue reading →

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