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January 29, 2010
Woolshed Creek Tramp
The kids first "proper" overnight tramp to Woolshed Creek Hut on the Mt. Somers Sub-alpine walkway in south Canterbury. We brought along a couple of extra Sherpas who seemed to enjoy the experience too. Had a little bit of everything, sun, wind, cloud, including a reminder of a) how wet the inside of a cloud is, and b) how quickly the weather can change in the mountains. 5 kms each way, plus 400m of ascent, and the kids did brilliantly, especially Ruairi whose legs are somewhat shorter than everybody else's.
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Posted by conor at 9:41 AM
January 22, 2010
Kawarau Bungy
We stopped for lunch at Kawarau Bungy on the way between Te Anau & Tekapo, and watched a few “bungers” (?). The kids were very interested and soon considered themselves expert at identifying potential “dunkers”. Evie seems slightly open to the idea of doing one, so we said we’d give her a bungy jump for her 10th birthday!
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Posted by conor at 9:23 AM
January 21, 2010
Summer Holiday Part III
A quick overnight at Tekapo en-route from Te Anau to Mesopotamia.
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Posted by conor at 12:38 PM
January 14, 2010
Summer Holiday Part II
Better luck second time round; the weather in Te Anau itself was much more friendly, although one didn't have to step much closer to Fiordland to see a lot of heavy rain clouds. Lots more stuff to see and do, including a Karearea (NZ Falcon, which I’ve only ever seen one other of, and this one was much bigger and more impressive) in the beech forest at the end of the Kepler Track, fantail parents feeding a just-fledged fantail chick on a branch, and the Te Ana-au Glow-worm Caves.
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Posted by conor at 10:35 AM
January 13, 2010
Craig Mc's 40th @ Mesopotamia Station
Had a very enjoyable weekend on Mesopotamia Station at the head of the Rangitata River helping Craig McLean celebrate his 40th birthday in some style.
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Posted by conor at 8:26 AM
January 12, 2010
Summer Holiday Part I
This year, we planned a tiki-tour down to the Catlins at the south end of the South Island via Dunedin to see our friends Ken & Elly. However, the weather in the Catlins was so miserable (and forecast to remain so) and the campsite so exposed, that we bailed early, and headed to Te Anau instead. Not that the kids seemed to mind. They had a ball camping, regardless of the weather!
Here’s Kakanui, Dunedin & the Taieri Gorge Railway, and the Catlins.
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Posted by conor at 1:13 PM
The kids
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Posted by conor at 12:09 PM
More progress
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| One cooked slab | Two sets of little footprints | Three (and a bit) logs |
Posted by conor at 12:03 PM