Category Archives: New Zealand

Malabar Headland – 2 December 2024

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Dave Noble

The Peregrine Falcon season at Malabar Headland has been a frustrating one this season. On our previous visit, it looked like things may have been looking up, with possible late season nesting. Both adult Peregrine Falcons were perched near the … Continue reading →

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Coast Walking – Scarborough to Bulli – 29 November 2024

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob had suggested this walk, and it sounded like a good one to do on a wet day with low tide. We traveled down to Scarborough by train, and there met up with Doug. The plan was to walk along … Continue reading →

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Another Glenbrook Heritage Walk – 21 November 2024

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

After a most interesting walk, the week before, Bob and myself decided to do second trip in the Glenbrook section of Blue Mountains National Park in order to look for more Aboriginal art sites. We had to do a fair … Continue reading →

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Red Jacks and Costyns Point – 11 November 2024

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was keen to attend this walk in Royal National Park as it was to places that I had never visited before. It was a walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. The plan was … Continue reading →

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Kepler Mountains Walk – New Zealand Visit – February 2015 – Part 7

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was the last walk we did on our New Zealand visit. After completing the Greenstone – Caples walk, we had originally intended to spend a few days on the Hollyford Track, but we had already done a fair bit … Continue reading →

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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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