Michelle and Juddy finally tied to knot at their wedding in TGA.
Ceremony at the beach in Papamoa
Cousin line up
Reception at the local sports club
Cousin Michelle’s Wedding
26 Nov 2012
Michelle and Juddy finally tied to knot at their wedding in TGA.
Ceremony at the beach in Papamoa
Cousin line up
Reception at the local sports club
Michelle and Juddy finally tied to knot at their wedding in TGA.
Ceremony at the beach in Papamoa
Cousin line up
Reception at the local sports club
Making the most of spring and the start of summer
24 Nov 2012
Karen and I have been lucky enough to fit in a few trips down to the batch at Whanarua on the East coast as well as a weekend in Whangamata. We had a mint time with good fishing, plenty of crayfish, and great weather.
Kayak trip exploring the coast at Whanarua
Karen catches a giant kahawai on a longline
Trying our luck on the rods
A nice sized gurnard
Chilling
Karen trying out here new underwater camera
We had a couple of weekends working bee down at Whanarua replacing the old rotten stairs
Exploring the rock pools
Giant crayfish caught in the pots.
Mint sunset
Some luck out at the tarahihi beds a hundred metres offshore in the kayak
We found plenty of crayfish freediving and there were plenty going into the pots every night
Another sunny weekend away at the batch
Walk out to the waterfall
A nice morning out at Whangamata
Having never been to Bowentown we stopped on our way back from Whangamata. Looking towards Waihi
From bowentown tooking across to Matakana Island
Karen and I have been lucky enough to fit in a few trips down to the batch at Whanarua on the East coast as well as a weekend in Whangamata. We had a mint time with good fishing, plenty of crayfish, and great weather.
Kayak trip exploring the coast at Whanarua
Karen catches a giant kahawai on a longline
Trying our luck on the rods
A nice sized gurnard
Chilling
Karen trying out here new underwater camera
We had a couple of weekends working bee down at Whanarua replacing the old rotten stairs
Exploring the rock pools
Giant crayfish caught in the pots.
Mint sunset
Some luck out at the tarahihi beds a hundred metres offshore in the kayak
We found plenty of crayfish freediving and there were plenty going into the pots every night
Another sunny weekend away at the batch
Walk out to the waterfall
A nice morning out at Whangamata
Having never been to Bowentown we stopped on our way back from Whangamata. Looking towards Waihi
From bowentown tooking across to Matakana Island
Sights of Wellington
15 Nov 2012
We spent a few days in Wellington catching up with friends and family and got to see some of the sights as well as meet the royals.
View from the top of Mt Victoria we watched the planes come into land
Random sculpture
The good old Welliwood sign
Weta studios
Watching the Interislander come in from Kau Bay
Scorching Bay
Arty paua shell shop
We did a tour of the beehive and got to go into the chambers. Sounds boring I know but it was actually really interesting.
With a nice day forecast we took to ferry across to Matiu/Somes Island a predator free DOC island in the middle of Wellington harbour.
The water was so calm it was glassy and everywhere you looked was incredibly scenic. Wellington city centre is in the background
We were told that tuatara were released on the western side of the island and Karen spotted this medium sized one on the side of the track sunning itself.
There were some well made tracks with some spectacular views of the city
Lighthouse and a nesting black backed gull
Old gun emplacements
This island used to be used an animal quarantine station and these are some of the historical buildings left.
A cook straight giant weta
After our trip out to the island we noticed huge crowds of people lined up along the waterfront to hear that Prince Charles and Camila were in town.
Karen and I walked up to see what was happening and ended up being in the front of the crowd and they shook our hands
Maori Haka boat following the royals throught along the waterfront
We spent a few days in Wellington catching up with friends and family and got to see some of the sights as well as meet the royals.
View from the top of Mt Victoria we watched the planes come into land
Random sculpture
The good old Welliwood sign
Weta studios
Watching the Interislander come in from Kau Bay
Scorching Bay
Arty paua shell shop
We did a tour of the beehive and got to go into the chambers. Sounds boring I know but it was actually really interesting.
With a nice day forecast we took to ferry across to Matiu/Somes Island a predator free DOC island in the middle of Wellington harbour.
The water was so calm it was glassy and everywhere you looked was incredibly scenic. Wellington city centre is in the background
We were told that tuatara were released on the western side of the island and Karen spotted this medium sized one on the side of the track sunning itself.
There were some well made tracks with some spectacular views of the city
Lighthouse and a nesting black backed gull
Old gun emplacements
This island used to be used an animal quarantine station and these are some of the historical buildings left.
A cook straight giant weta
After our trip out to the island we noticed huge crowds of people lined up along the waterfront to hear that Prince Charles and Camila were in town.
Karen and I walked up to see what was happening and ended up being in the front of the crowd and they shook our hands
Maori Haka boat following the royals throught along the waterfront
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