Category Archives: Daily log

Taking to the Steets in Dunedin

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Ross

Sometimes you just can’t do nothing. Sometimes you can’t just hope that others do the stuff that you think needs to be done. Sometimes you just have to vote with your feet. We got the chance at the weekend to … Continue reading →

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Prospect Park Perspective – Dunedin Views

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Ross

Early last week we sat and enjoyed lunch at Prospect Park, on the lower edge of Maori Hill in Dunedin. I did a fair bit of my early growing up not far from here, and Prospect Park was a regular … Continue reading →

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Up Hill and Down Dale – Towards Mount Grand

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Ross

Last week we went for a walk from where we are staying in Burnside, down Kaikorai Valley in Dunedin. Wyn remembers bike rides towards Dunedin down Townsleys Road, and we could see that from where we are staying. So it … Continue reading →

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Down And Up The Lake – Lake Hawea

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Ross

We enjoyed a couple of nights at Lake Hawea last week, with lakeside seats. A mean wind blew down the lake but this was more than made up for by the views up the lake. The wonderful thing about the … Continue reading →

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Heading Up The Highway – Upper Clutha Valley

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Ross

Last week we went for a visit to Lake Hawea, driving from Dunedin through Central Otago. It was a novelty to be touring without our motorhome – we’d borrowed my son’s car. It was a bleak sort of day; cold … Continue reading →

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When the Sea Comes to Play – St Clair Beach Dunedin

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Ross

Last week after we’d been to walk along the beach at St Kilda we went to have a look at the sea at St Clair, a few kilometres to the south. While my connection is more with St Kilda, Wyn’s … Continue reading →

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Back to the Beach – St Kilda Dunedin

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Ross

I spent some of my growing up years less than a kilometre back from St Kilda beach. I couldn’t say I made the most of it or even appreciated it. Such is familiarity. It was nice to return last Monday … Continue reading →

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Way Down South – Some Winter in Dunedin

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Ross

A week ago we came down south to Dunedin to catch up with family and friends. We left Suzi motorhome in Auckland to get some repairs done and have been house-sitting for a friend in Dunedin. Last weekend we were … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #7 – Back to Otanewaiuku Forest

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Ross

A week after our first ramble in May in the Otanewaiuku Forest near Te Puke we went back to explore some more. Across the road from our first outing to the lookout is another loop track so we headed off … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #6 – Otanewaiuku Forest

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Ross

From the kiwifruit place we could look south to distant hills, and we heard that there were nice walks to be wandered there. So back in May on one of our days off we drove off up the road in … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #5 – The Little Stream That Could

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Ross

Back in the early part of the kiwifruit packing season things were a bit stop-start. Sometimes we didn’t get three days in a row but we were not too distraught because this gave us two days off in a row … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #4 – Working In The Packhouse

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Ross

This Autumn past we worked in a kiwifruit packhouse in the Bay of Plenty – Bay of Plenty kiwifruit. It passed quite quickly. We worked mostly three days on and one day off which didn’t leave much time for thinking … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #3 – Waihi Beach Exploring

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Ross

Having made a brief discovery of the dam up behind Waihi Beach the day before, I was keen to see if there were any walks to be walked. There are no signs to guide anyone – and perhaps that is the … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #2 – Waihi Beach

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Ross

Having circumnavigated The Mount of Mt Maunganui while Suzi motorhome got lubricated, and with the sun shining, we were keen to get out of Dodge City. I got the job of getting Suzi through her six-monthly Certificate of Fitness while … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #1 – Mt Maunganui

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Ross

We’re still working in Onehunga. And I’m getting around to sorting through some of my photos from the last few months. We’d been working in a kiwifruit packhouse in Te Puke. And only had a few days before we needed … Continue reading →

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