Auckland
Meeting Xena on the dog walk
Lake Panorama, Plumer Bush Reserve (Henderson Park) and a TV inspired road intersection on today's 9km dog walk.
10 Non-Touristy Things To Do In Auckland
Nice to see Benjamin used one of my photos, the beach highway at Muriwai, in his infographic. Have done most of these except a lap of Waiheke (which I have visited often) by scooter. The chocolate boutique is sometimes visited after Skeptics the Pub which is just down the road!
Jittery GPS or Dog Tracker?
JPS: Jittery Positioning System?
Skeptic
Zombie Koalas in the cemetery? Oops! @SkepticsGuide #TAMOZ @SkepticZone
That awkward moment when you realise it it's too warm to wear the top you had on when left home to walk the dog, then realise that means you're wearing "The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe Down Under Zombie Koala T Shirt" in
2015 DUAL Motutapu - Rangitoto Traverse Mountain Biking
The DUAL, officially “2015 Partners Life DUAL Motutapu - Rangitoto Traverse”, has been run a few times but this is the first time I’ve had a suitable bike. I’ve been to both islands before, by ferry and yacht, and walked some parts but the chance to bike around
Two yachts, but what a contrast
Both of these are just a way to have fun on the water, but I think the foreground one is more my style (and budget). ‘Serene’ is 133.9m long (439’3” of those other lengthy measure units for US readers) and can cruise at 15kts… I’d cycled into
Auckland
McLaren Auckland welcome Fernando #makehistory
McLaren Auckland welcome Fernando Alonso to the 2015 Formula 1 team.
A Devil of a dog walk?
I mean, 6.66km around a cemetery?
2014s most over-hyped product?
You can tell that Auckland empties out for the Christmas & New Year break. Saw this in the supermarket today and purchased a small bottle to see what the fuss was about. Chocolate milk, rather too sweet and not as chocolaty as I thought it would be. It was OK
2015 off to a good start!
New Years Day, 2015 off to a good start! Karekare* Beach, West Auckland * The Piano was filmed here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107822/ Sent from my Nokia 1520 Windows Phone Yes, Windows Phone!
Happy New Year
Happy arbitrary delineation of time that has no real significance :) It's going to be hard to top 2014, in terms of elevation achieved (without use of an aircraft) at least! Saw the top of Mount Everest from the Tibetan Base Camp (5200m) and have no desire to go