Monthly Archives: March 2011

White’s Bay

Posted on March 7, 2011 by KC2RIY

Monday morning was taken up with having the car oil and filters changed. While waiting for the work to be done I visited the information site to gather information on local hikes. They punted me to the Department of Conservation … Continue reading →

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Escaping Winter

Posted on March 6, 2011 by KC2RIY

We spent the evening doing a bit of research on Fiji. We’ve refined our plans for this year to more or less spend 6 months hanging around Fiji. After reading the info we had I’ve begun to get a bit … Continue reading →

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Almost Mount Isobel

Posted on March 5, 2011 by KC2RIY

No rush getting up this morning. After overnight rain the day looked promising. By 10am we were at the Waterfall/Mount Isobel trail head (up McIntyre Road) and on our way up. The foliage around us was much greener and lush … Continue reading →

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Inland Scenic Route

Posted on March 4, 2011 by KC2RIY

This morning I plugged in the route north and adjusted it to keep as close to the mountains as we could. The eastern route goes through a lot of farmland and is fairly flat. We preferred to trade time/distance for … Continue reading →

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Raw Nature

Posted on March 3, 2011 by KC2RIY

The alarm went off at 7am and many minutes later we got up, breakfasted and were off to Mount Cook National Park. It was quite chilly but the sky was blue and the winds had died down. As we approached … Continue reading →

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