Tag Archives: outdoors

Takapuna Beach Low Tide

Posted on 2012-03-13 by Jethro Carr

As part of my regular exercise routine, I wander along Takapuna beach – the size of the beach will vary a lot depending on whether the tide is in or out, but the amount it varies is quite dramatic. This … Continue reading →

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Rangitoto Island Adventures

Posted on 2012-03-01 by Jethro Carr

Due to excessive homesickness for Wellington’s hills lately, I decided that it would be nice to visit the next best thing and go climb the local volcano –  Rangitoto Island. Rangitoto makes up part of the Auckland Volcanic Field, erupting … Continue reading →

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Makara Walk

Posted on 2012-02-22 by Jethro Carr

Whilst in Wellington for a weekend a few weeks ago, I went on a walk around Makara with my good friend Tom, only I got a little too distracted to blog it until now. Makara is a very small rural … Continue reading →

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Living Without Twitter

Posted on 2012-02-21 by Jethro Carr

It’s been an interesting 10+ days since I took my twitter holiday and 4+ days since I deleted my account. It’s been interesting, not a total success yet, I do use my placeholder account from time-to-time to check out the … Continue reading →

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Sea Shepherd in Wellington

Posted on 2012-02-17 by Jethro Carr

Whilst wandering along Wellington harbor this week I came across the MY Bob Barker berthed, one of the things I love about Wellington is finding random bits of awesomeness like that. This is actually the second Sea Shepherd ship I’ve … Continue reading →

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Takapuna Beach Wanders

Posted on 2012-02-12 by Jethro Carr

Because I’m getting nowhere near as much exercise as I previously did in Wellington, I’m trying to get out and do regular walks in Auckland. My currently frequent circuit is around Takapuna and along the beach which is always enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Wind Turbine Walk

Posted on 2011-05-22 by Jethro Carr

Whilst @chrisjrn was in Wellington a couple of weeks ago I managed to convince him and @macropiper to come for a walk along from the wind turbine to the radar dome on the Brooklyn hill line. For international readers, the … Continue reading →

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