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February 18, 2008
Beautiful Castle Hill (again)
Spent an overnight at Castle Hill again, leaving Christchurch in torrential rain (long overdue) to find the rain had stopped in the mountains an hour and a half away. The next day dawned beautifully clear and calm, and with an extremely photogenic "pond" in place at Kura Tawhiti (Castle Hill) Conservation area. I've also got a new lens for my camera (a Canon 55-250mm IS lens nominally for the Warbirds over Wanaka air festival we're going to at Easter), so it was an excuse to practise with it - great for long range candids of the kids for a start!
Posted by conor at 12:22 PM
February 14, 2008
Small world/ships that pass in the night
It turns out that our neighbour directly across the road in Christchurch, New Zealand is the daughter of a woman originally from Belfast, N. Ireland, who at one stage 40-odd years ago was a romantic acquaintance of my uncle's! We only came across this little tid-bit because my dad happened to be parking his car outside our house last week at the same time that our neighbour happened to be arriving with a couple of her visiting relatives, one of whom my dad recognised from Belfast years ago!Posted by conor at 10:02 AM
February 8, 2008
2 days on the Casey-Binser Track
For the first time since before Evie was born, Ildica & I got to do an overnight tramp, courtesy of some great childminding by Granny & Grandad Boyd. The Casey-Binser Track is a loop over two passes in the eastern regions of Arthurs Pass National Park, with a night in Casey Hut, near the confluence of Casey Stream and the Poulter River.
Posted by conor at 9:46 AM