Author Archives: Dave Noble

Greenstone – Caples Walk – New Zealand Visit – February 2015 – Part 6

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

From Te Anau, Wendy and myself had headed to The Divide and from there set off along the start of the Routeburn Track around Key Summit heading towards the Greenstone Valley. I was familiar with the Caples – Greenstone area, … Continue reading →

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Te Anau Area – New Zealand Visit – February 2015 – Part 5

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

We left the Takatimu Mountains and headed to Te Anau. This was going to be our base for the rest of our New Zealand trip. Our first visit was to the DOC office to check out options for walks and … Continue reading →

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Takatimu Mountains Walk – New Zealand Visit – February 2015 – Part 4

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

We left the Catlins and headed to Invercargill. We had plans to visit the Hump Track, but after checking it out (it is very expensive to do – even if you take your own food and gear, as it is … Continue reading →

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The Catlins – New Zealand Visit – February 2015 – Part 3

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

More beautiful coastal scenery on the third leg of our New Zealand trip. The Catlins is a region of coastline lying between Dunedin and Invercargill. Great coastal scenery was on offer as well as quite a few waterfalls and forested … Continue reading →

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Otago Peninsula and Moeraki Boulders – New Zealand Visit – February 2015 – Part 2

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

For the second part of our New Zealand trip, Wendy and myself headed to Dunedin. Our aim was to visit the scenic Otago Peninsula. After that we intended to head north along the coast to the small town of Moeraki … Continue reading →

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Motatapu Track – New Zealand Visit – February 2015 – Part 1

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Dave Noble

I recently visited the south end of the South Island of New Zealand for a holiday with Wendy. On our three week visit we mainly did bushwalks but also some sight seeing. Our first walk was near Wanaka and it … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek – Visit to Look For Fungi – 6 February 2015

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dave Noble

I went down to Bola Creek in Royal National Park with Digi Dave to look for fungi. We were hoping for a good show after recent rain and we were not disappointed even though it was quite early in the … Continue reading →

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Mt Hay Canyon – 3 February 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Dave Noble

Bob and I headed up the mountains for a trip through Mt Hay Canyon. At the carpark, near Mt Hay, we were surprised to see two other cars there – we thought we would have the canyon to ourselves on … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Weekend – Strange Bugs, Pink Flannel Flowers, a Crater and Canyon – 31 January – 1 February 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting and pleasant weekend in the Blue Mountains. I headed up with John and Chuin Nee and their young son Jasper. At Blackheath we met up with Su Li and Brent and then headed out to Bung … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek – a Look for Fungi – 30 January 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Dave Noble

I went down to Bola Creek in Royal National Park with Digi Dave for some fungi photography. It is quite early in the fungi season, but it had been quite wet earlier in the week and we were hopeful some … Continue reading →

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