Tag: river

  • On a trip to sell my car and visit some non-Auckland second hand shops, we passed through Huntly today. One of those ‘in between’ places, I have fond memories of Huntly from childhood as it was a common morning tea stop when we went away on family holidays. Huntly is also home of the Huntly…

  • Prior to visiting Motat with work on Friday, I had some lunch at Western Springs – the large freshwater springs next to the venue. Once upon a time Western Springs was the primary water source for much of Auckland (Like the Pumphouse on the North Shore I have written about). Now days it makes a…

  • I don’t recall where I read it, but near my work is a main road called Wairau Road. Back in the day (the very old days) Wairau river ran through the area. Like a lot of areas in Auckland, we have various forms of reclaimed land – both from the ocean, but also by channelling,…

  • Another 35mm film shot from my Ricoh GR1 in the forest of Fiji I walked through to get to a waterfall. Following the river down, we can see the irritated horse I featured a the day before last (I think its the one anyway), before the river disappears into the forest. Not a lot more…