Triple Dip

Having computer issues so doing tests right now.

Blue Skys Ride

Work Out History

Big decision for me. Decided to dump 24 years of work out history (Cycle, Weights, Tramps, Walks, MTB etc) 

 Usually at least 6 to 8 a week.

So decided to take a picture of the diaries for the record. Don't count them please as a couple have extra years included so they represent at least 24 years.

I still keep this going today. Will dump at the end of each year from now on. Trying to declutter.....

Jett

Jett from Sydney Australia. Came with his mum and dad to see the family here in cold old Tauranga NZ.

A lovely little fella and a little bit shy. 

Grace Again!

Grace

We went rock hopping right up the river today and it was beautiful. I had the camera and G was keen for  few "shots" for her portfolio!

In The Dark

  Some light sticks and a dark night.

Thomas & Grace

 With Jett (Cousin)

Grace

 Jett's Dad (My Nephew)

HOT Pink Walk Tauranga

A celebration for those who have survived, an inspiration for those recently diagnosed, a gathering of support for families, and an outreach to the community. (from the HOT Pink Walk web site)

The women from Altex got behind this great cause and hit the road in style with hundreds of  girls from around the district.

Many of us have had very close family taken by breast cancer. My wifes mum was one of these. It was a grueling, unpleasant and ultimately sad process. That was years ago now and luckily there are better treatments and management protocols along with fantastic publicity like this walk to tell the stories of survival and early detection.

See our Grace in the middle

(This shot from SunLive Face Book)

Altex Coatings Ladies

 Off they go

Trees In Transit

In Napier recently. So tidy and purposeful and off to places unknown. 

Old & New

New buildings snuggle alongside ones decades older in downtown Tauranga.

Some attempt has been made to make the new fit with the old. I just liked the picture potential.

Logging Trucks Circa Late '60s/70s

I found this old photo on the wall of  Tokoroa cafe. Taken at the Kinleith Tokoroa Pulp & Paper mill (maybe the saw mill) Things have changed!

Pied Shag

This is the common large black and white shag. But this is a subspecies that is unique to NZ owing to the different head pattern and yellow (not orange) markings.

 Flight sequence

 

British Fish & Chips

 At Mt Maunganui

This Is Why I love The Mount

These were taken over half an hour on one visit.

Waka launch

Southern Rose being rescued

You can walk up Mauao

Check out the boats in Pilot Bay

And the people braving the spring water...cold!

See the surf club kids training

 Visit the sad site of remembrance  for the young boy who was lost to the waves two weeks back.

More Southern Rose rescue

Spend some time with your best mate

 Just take in all the things going on out and about

Sydney

Shaun (left) and Paul hooking up in Sydney at this very moment.

Nine years earlier in Tauranga (Shaun far right Paul far left.

Sand Dune Regrassing Mt Maunganui

SPF

Seagull Protection Factor

 This is what friends are for on a bright sunny day

New Lilly

100kph Wind Gusts

Last weeks high winds nearly got right inside our lounge when a large fond from the palm tree out front smashed into the window. Duct taping in high winds is something to experience especially when you are being pelted with flying debris. 

And this boat ashore in Pilot Bay