Whale Hunter, War Hero, Wreck: The Tale of the Hananui II
Today I realised one of my long-held ambitions – a visit to Ryans Beach, where the rusted ruin of the...
Category: Otago Peninsula
Take Me Down To Paradise Farm: Part 1 – The Saunderson Puzzle
Today we opted to explore a different area of the Peninsula – the Paradise Track, which meanders down from Highcliff...
Down Home at the Stewart Farm
Today, as promised, we decided to visit the what remains of the Stewart homestead, one of the Harbour Cone Reserve’s...
How We Found Rutherford’s Ruin but Lost Our Way
A misty Monday morning brought us back up to the Harbour Cone reserve on the Otago Peninsula. I hadn’t been...
Tasty Turbos and How I Almost Got Stranded on a Dessert (ie Pudding) Island
At a loose end on a lazy Sunday, I decided it was the perfect time for another experiment in local...
Ready for the Invasion that Never Came: Harington Point Gun Emplacements
Another beautiful sunny Monday, and we decided to check out the gun emplacements at Harington Point, one of the most...
A Tour of Archaeological Sites on Harbour Cone
This one’s a big one! Ever since running across some ruins while scaling Harbour Cone back in August, I’ve been...
Secret of the Little Pyramid
Back to Okia Flat, this time with two objectives in mind! First off, I wanted to take advantage of the...
Pudding Island and the Search for Cape Saunders
Today was a bit different. We started off with a vague idea of exploring the far side of Papanui Inlet,...
Skeletons and Shipwrecks: Papanui Inlet and Victory Beach
Another Monday, another adventure! Once again we wend our familiar way along Portobello Rd all the way to Weir Rd....