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Tag: Ruins

Invincible Adventure on the Rees

Invincible Adventure on the Rees

amandaAugust 23, 2023August 22, 2023Leave a comment
We had great plans for our Wellness Walkers away trip, never mind the ceaseless rain and rising lake waters. My...
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A Hundred Years of Otago Industry

A Hundred Years of Otago Industry

amandaMarch 4, 2020March 2, 20203 Comments
Note: This adventure takes place in an area of active industry filled with all sorts of hazards. I had a...
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Second Chances at Second Beach

Second Chances at Second Beach

amandaOctober 16, 2019October 15, 20191 Comment
I had to go back to St Clair. There were historic tidbits I’d come across when researching my post on...
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The Suffragist Virago and the Stonemason: Patons of Highcliff

The Suffragist Virago and the Stonemason: Patons of Highcliff

amandaMay 19, 2018May 18, 20181 Comment
I was offered another tantalising piece to the puzzle that is Otago Peninsula’s early settler history when a Highcliff landowner...
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Road)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Road)

amandaApril 19, 2018April 18, 20184 Comments
We had taken in the Hanmer Plain and conquered the most popular peak in Canterbury, so now it was time...
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Christchurch, Seven Years After

Christchurch, Seven Years After

amandaApril 11, 2018April 9, 20184 Comments
Whisked away for a sneaky weekend in Christchurch, I was asked if there was anything I wanted to do between...
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Into the Chasm and a Horse-Poking Kerfuffle

Into the Chasm and a Horse-Poking Kerfuffle

amandaNovember 26, 2017November 26, 20178 Comments
A fellow adventurer and one of 12 loyal readers for this blog offered to take me out to a Dunedin...
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Monuments, Mayors and Mausoleums: A Historic Wander Around Port Chalmers

Monuments, Mayors and Mausoleums: A Historic Wander Around Port Chalmers

amandaSeptember 6, 2017April 12, 20184 Comments
I’d been hankering for a historic wander around Port Chalmers for some time, so it was a serendipitous day that...
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Lurking Around Larnach’s Farm

Lurking Around Larnach’s Farm

amandaJuly 18, 2017July 19, 20176 Comments
I have a confession to make: I’ve never been to Larnach Castle. And today, I once again would not see...
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To Beatties and Boulder Beach

To Beatties and Boulder Beach

amandaJune 30, 2017June 30, 201710 Comments
Once again it was time to tackle Otago Peninsula’s Paradise Track, which on my last visit had yielded so much...
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