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Today was a day we were going walk up to the Asbestos Hut which is up the Cobb Valley, however with the cold front blasting its way up the South Island it would not have been a nice tramp in and out so opted to attempt the walk tomorrow when the weather would be a lot better. Today will be an easy day with a return to the Anatoki Salmon Farm for more salmon fishing and brunch. We arrived at 1130hrs and there was no one else there so it looked like we’d be the only ones fishing. The young lady who greeted us rememberedRead More →

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Opened the Moho blinds to a frosty morning and the sun shining brightly into the Moho warming her up just nicely. A cup of coffee knocked back and we’re off to walk a track I found while looking at maps that were up the Parapara Valley Road. When arriving at our destination there was no carpark that we could find and for that matter we couldn’t find where the tracks started. It wasn’t until we backtracked along the road that we spotted what appeared to be a narrow gap in the bush on the side of the road. We found a wee space on theRead More →

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Woke to a beautiful day at Port Tarakohe this morning, the sun was just breaking above the embankments to the east and the port was as still as glass. The plan for the day is a revisit to the Pupu Hydro Walkway but first, the morning ritual of Judes two hour morning “cups” of tea while she checks in on all the overnight sporting results. We decided to go on the Pupu Hydro Trail after brunch so in the meantime I thought since I haven’t had the Drone operational since January I might as well put the AEROO drone up for a few photos BeforeRead More →

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Tonight Arlie’s netball team SGHS took on Hargest High in what was a tough game for the girls. Arlie started as goal shoot in the first quarter and unfortunately didn’t get too many opportunities as Hargest was attacking well giving the Girls High defense a pretty tough time. In all credit to Hargest their ball skills were more on target tonight while Southland Girls High struggled with their passing accuracy. Arlie sat out the 2nd quarter and returned as goal attack in the 3rd and 4th quarters. The Southland Girls picked up their game putting in a good challenge in the last two quarters, attackingRead More →

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Well it may not have been a brilliant summer weather wise, but we certainly cannot complain about the autumn. Longer cooler nights and the shorter days, a mix of cool and warm changes that have enabled a bit of getting out and about without being wet freezing. Today it was a cool start to the day with a light high cloud but as the day went on the sun through some warm rays of sunlight for us to get our vitamin D charge for the day. With Jude being in hospital in a painful state for the past week and myself a little run downRead More →