A Comet in the Sky

The comet was visible for a whole week in the evenings back in February

The Bridge to Nowehere Scouting Trip

Over the Easter weekend Dad, Kashka, Chuck and I, went on a little trip to Ruatiti, to check out the bridge to nowhere access track.


Of the 30 kms of track we managed to get 12kms in the mini truck which would leave 18kms to walk next time we come back, we will also need to bring a few other things on our return visit like a truck with balloon tyres.

In all we had a really fun time, Ruatiti has a free camping reserve, it was a really nice spot to spend the night

Kelly Tarlton's - Auckland Trip 07

We decided to spend the day in Auckland we started off with a picnic at a scenic spot overlooking the harbour then dean surprised me with a trip to Kelly Tarltons. Neither of us had been there before so we both had a good time looking at all the fishies

Some of the stinrays were pretty big as you can see, and dean made friends with one of the fish.

The Penguins and blowfish were just so cute.

After Kelly Tarltons Dean had an even better surprise for me, a trip to the circus to see Varekai, no cameras were allowed so i couldnt get any photos.

Recent Deaths

HoNE TuwhaRE and sIr Ed

(Hone Tuwhare died age 86)

Well I know that it has been a while since I have updated and mostly it's because nothing much of interest has been happening, though we did spend a week down in Christchurch where we went on an overnight Tramp that seemed more like an overnight expedition, it was made all the worse by the fact that I had just purchased new boots, which gave me some wicked blisters so on the second day I spent 8 hrs hobbling rather than walking...overall it was a good trip, like most things in retrospect.

(Sir Edmund Hillary)

Anyway today I thought that I would do a bit of a homage to two New Zealand icons who have died lately (both in the past week) as I am at work and have no other photos to upload other that those i can find on the net.

Quote From Sir Ed

"We didn't know if it was humanly possible to reach the top of Mt. Everest. And even using oxygen as we were, if we did get to the top, we weren't at all sure whether we wouldn't drop dead or something of that nature."

Hone Tuwhare - Rain

Rain

I can hear you

making small holes

in the silence

rain

If I were deaf

the pores of my skin

would open to you

and shut

And I

should know you

by the lick of you

if I were blind

the something

special smell of you

when the sun cakes

the ground

the steady

drum-roll sound

you make

when the wind drops

But if I

should not hear

smell or feel or see

you

you would still

define me

disperse me

wash over me

rain

Hone Tuwhare

While I love this poem my favourite has to be 'Roads' but unfortunately I can't find the words for it on the net at the moment...I will keep looking and see if I can't find it. Also good news for me we get time off to go to Sir Ed's public funeral next Tuesday, so I can't complain about that, here in Hamilton they are having a big screen down in Garden place so I hope it's a nice day