Category: Out of Christchurch
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Hopkins Valley and Huxley Valley Tracks, Lake Ohau
Bruce and I ventured into the Hopkins Valley and then the Huxley Valley today. This is a tramping track at the end of Lake Ohau. It was a beautiful day again, and the landscape was spectacular. I also was particularly happy to see how close the birds were coming up to us. The bird is…
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Mt Cook, Hooker Valley Walk
I’m currently in the wonderful and scenic Tekapo which is in the Mackenzie Country which is about 2.5 hours away from Christchurch and not very far away from Mt Cook. Today we drove to Mt Cook Village and did the Hooker Valley walk so we could get a close up view of Mt Cook (New…
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Banks Peninsula Track
For the last few days I have been walking the Banks Peninsula Track (starting and ending in Akaroa). It has been a wonderful experience, the landscape is so beautiful and varied and the accommodation is so quirky and fun. I highly recommend you put it on your bucket list of things to do. Here are…
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Akaroa Highlights
I have been in Akaroa this weekend and have loved every minute of it. I took a lot of photos both with my cellphone and my DSLR. Highlights of the weekend were going to The Giants House – a stunning garden full of the most incredible mosaic sculptures (you must see it to believe it),…
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Fleurs Place, Moeraki
This weekend we headed south for a break away from Christchurch. We decided to treat ourselves to a meal at Fleurs Place in Moeraki which is about a half hour south of Oamaru (a bit along the coast from the Moeraki boulders). This is one of those places you have to experience – whether you…
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Keas at Arthur’s Pass
Arthur’s Pass is a small settlement on the way to the West Coast of the South Island. If you ever stop there, don’t leave your car unattended (unless you have good insurance!). The keas are curious and can not resist pulling things off cars, especially shiny things. This particular Kea (along with his mates below)…
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Mt Oxford
Got out of Christchurch for the afternoon with a drive north to Oxford (a small rural town about 50km North West of Christchurch). It’s a lovely spot, and I had to jump out of the car and take a picture of the mountains looking misty.
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Weka Pass Railway
Photos from my trip on the Weka Pass Express – a trip I highly recommend. The railway is based at Waipara about 60km north of Christchurch. For more information visit http://www.wekapassrailway.co.nz The locomotive is an A class number 428 was built for New Zealand Rail in Thames, New Zealand in 1909
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Clutha River, Balclutha
I was in hometown of Balclutha in South Otago in the weekend, so took a few shots of the Clutha River and bridge.
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Little River Rail Trail
Yesterday I did part of the Little River Rail Trail – which starts at Motukarara. I only went as far as Birdlings Flat as we started off a bit late in the day to do the full cycle to Little River (about a 44 km return trip). The wind came up on the way back…
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Ryde Falls Oxford Canterbury
These are the Ryde Falls near Oxford which is about an hour north of Christchurch. It’s about a 2.5 hour walk along an easy track (with a few stream crossings!) to get into the falls. It’s a lovely bush track with more bell birds singing away than I think I have seen anywhere! And lots…
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Birdlings Flat
This pebble beach is at Birdlings Flat which is on the way to Akaroa (it’s not far from Little River). It’s a pretty interesting place – very wild. The surf is apparently very dangerous (don’t ever try to swim there!). The light was pretty average when I was there, I’d love to go back at…
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