Post by foveaux on Oct 31, 2021 18:02:47 GMT 12
LinnBoy and Cooksferry...up to their old tricks, sent a rain front up from the deep south: ...you'll have to try harder chaps, this very pretty attempt stuck to the mountains and just got us reminiscing for that 'pot of gold'
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by michaelw on Nov 1, 2021 12:47:20 GMT 12
I looked but couldn't find any pots of gold
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Post by cooksferry on Nov 1, 2021 13:24:44 GMT 12
LinnBoy and Cooksferry...up to their old tricks, sent a rain front up from the deep south: ...you'll have to try harder chaps, this very pretty attempt stuck to the mountains and just got us reminiscing for that 'pot of gold' Not me, too busy enjoying the crowd free delights of Oreti Beach. Miles of vacant sand, just the two of us. Life doesn't get much better.
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Post by cooksferry on Nov 1, 2021 13:45:10 GMT 12
View from the conservatory door. Must be due for the November gales to destroy the blossom.
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Post by foveaux on Nov 2, 2021 13:44:08 GMT 12
Look at that..! You're a privileged chap Cooks. It's said that time fishing is not deducted from your allocation, but I reckon time at your favoured Oreti Beach will be added to your allocation: envious
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by cooksferry on Nov 4, 2021 8:50:25 GMT 12
There be terrible monsters washed ashore on the beach ( I should add not talking about my lovely lady)
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Post by cooksferry on Nov 28, 2021 13:10:30 GMT 12
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Post by deano1974 on Nov 28, 2021 15:24:48 GMT 12
Stunning!
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Post by cooksferry on Nov 28, 2021 16:10:08 GMT 12
Riverton is a charming little seaside town some small fishing boats and possibly the safest bathing beach in the country. Increasingly the site of some very expensive and beautiful homes. Lots of retired local farmers perhaps. Nice drive top down in the MX5 in summer.
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Post by foveaux on Nov 29, 2021 6:41:28 GMT 12
A beaut Southern day. View from end of the road at Riverton across Foveaux Strait to Stewart Island. Joined on the beach by some locals. yep, real special... locals seem wrapped up well for the next cold snap?
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by cooksferry on Dec 21, 2021 15:40:35 GMT 12
Quite a dramatic sight at a very windswept beach today. Lines of breakers extending hundreds of metres out into the sea and Stewart Island blanketed under a looming darkness. It's moments like this when you look out and know that between you and the Antarctic shelf there's nothing but stormy seas.
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Post by cooksferry on Jan 15, 2022 15:45:33 GMT 12
The mighty Clutha River at Roxburgh today. Nearing 30 degrees, the blue green waters look so inviting but this river bites. Big current draining three major southern lakes.
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Post by cooksferry on Jan 19, 2022 10:57:20 GMT 12
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Post by rmc001 on Jan 19, 2022 13:32:42 GMT 12
It's 17.2 in Invercargill currently according to metservice. Still I'd happily trade a 25.7 here in Auckland.
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Post by foveaux on Jan 23, 2022 18:53:15 GMT 12
Biking from Mt Nicholas to Walter Peak Station yesterday: are the herefords tired of the view behind them? (Mt Earnslwaw - right background) ...aberdeen angus sires relaxing, in the shade too... imgur.com/a/LZksleGdisobedient 'Bruce' ... classic kiwi high country summer scenes
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by cooksferry on Jan 23, 2022 20:28:47 GMT 12
Not doing the round the mountains then.
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Post by foveaux on Jan 23, 2022 21:46:25 GMT 12
Not doing the round the mountains then. struth mate...I'll need better fitness for that! Walter Peak Mt Nicholas return was my max on a 27deg day. A cold beer on return was required soothing rehydration. Far too far from Mt Nicholas to the Mossburn pub for me for the same recovery strategy
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by cooksferry on Jan 23, 2022 22:20:26 GMT 12
Not doing the round the mountains then. struth mate...I'll need better fitness for that! Walter Peak Mt Nicholas return was my max on a 27deg day. A cold beer on return was required soothing rehydration. Far too far from Mt Nicholas to the Mossburn pub for me for the same recovery strategy Mossburn pub is only half way. Take your rod for a few casts in the upper Oreti and the Mataura on the home ward leg. Almost forgot, you'd cross the Von as well. Talked you into it yet 😁
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Post by foveaux on Jan 24, 2022 7:48:45 GMT 12
struth mate...I'll need better fitness for that! Walter Peak Mt Nicholas return was my max on a 27deg day. A cold beer on return was required soothing rehydration. Far too far from Mt Nicholas to the Mossburn pub for me for the same recovery strategy Mossburn pub is only half way. Take your rod for a few casts in the upper Oreti and the Mataura on the home ward leg. Almost forgot, you'd cross the Von as well. Talked you into it yet 😁 Semi-convinced Fishing would be 'unhelpful' if management was in the peloton. (...need to hire an e-bike if taking fishing gear )
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by Citroen on Feb 23, 2022 14:09:21 GMT 12
Nice sunny day at the beach
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Post by audionut on Feb 23, 2022 14:29:08 GMT 12
From the back deck. The rainbow was a stronger colour before I found my phone to take a shot.
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Post by michaelw on Feb 23, 2022 15:44:06 GMT 12
Never seen such a flat rainbow
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Post by audionut on Feb 23, 2022 18:29:51 GMT 12
Yeah I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, it took me a few minutes to click that I should snap it. Apparently it’s a Horizontal Rainbow, quite rare they say. I’ve never seen one before so as mentioned I was like WTF.
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Post by RdM on Feb 23, 2022 21:42:38 GMT 12
I looked but couldn't find any pots of gold
Notice how the sky is darker outside the rainbow curve, especially on the right ...
This might be a fun long read.
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Post by RdM on Feb 23, 2022 21:58:48 GMT 12
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Post by cooksferry on Mar 5, 2022 15:17:43 GMT 12
Poolburn viaduct on the Central Otago rail trail.
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Post by foveaux on Jun 27, 2022 11:24:33 GMT 12
Vistas from the music den last evening: ...while listening to Howe Gelb, Paolo Fresu and Jakob Bro.
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by jon on Jun 27, 2022 20:47:05 GMT 12
I am so ignorant, I had to look all three of those artists up!!!!
Nice photos!
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Post by Citroen on Jun 27, 2022 21:54:06 GMT 12
Such moody pics! Only slightly less ignorant here jon... 🤣
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Post by cooksferry on Jan 30, 2023 12:48:38 GMT 12
Did another portion of the around the mountain trail last week, from Athol to Fairlight and return. Easy going and the weather was about right. Great to be able to appreciate some of the sights that usually flash by from the drivers seat. Interesting to see a field of hops just out of Garston. Be nice to see more of the land less suited to dairy farming being used for more sustainable use. If we keep getting summers like this one water access could start to be a problem for high volume users. Bridge just out of Garston over the Mataura River.
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