Monday, September 5, 2016

New Zealand part 6

Today we decided to drive into town, then walk from there to the Whangarei waterfall, the track went along side the Hatea River and through beautiful bush

great easy to follow track

loved this tree with it's lichen and ferns


we came to the canopy walk and found this beautiful kauri tree...this is part of the base

aand this is the top.

beautiful pungas we walked through....we were heading back now, it was another 1.3km to the waterfall and we had already walked 4 and had to get back so decided to turn back


we spied this dragon boat wasting away in the grass on the way back, the gray cat had found a wonderful place to rest in the sun.
Later in the afternoon when we had recovered we had a visit from Leeanne from Quiltmekiwi she is kindly going to quilt the hexie quilt for me, so it will be exciting to see the quilting she does. Leeanne came to us as we were concerned about finding her out in the country after our last efforts at finding Raewyn!!

   We had several attempts to get a good photo, hubby was in charge of the tablet...always a challenge for him.....this one was finally deemed ok...thank you for your patience Leeanne.


11 comments:

  1. Such gorgeous photos Sue - very pretty countryside

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  2. Hi Sue wow i am loving the pics they have such pretty greenery over there and such awesome trees,safe travels tomorrow my friend xx

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  3. What beautiful places to walk. Lovely to meet another friend.

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  4. Great to see you managed to meet up with Leeanne in the end! It looks like you had a fabulous day! You've covered a few miles on foot while you've been here!

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  5. You are certainly covering alot of the country. Great photos Sue. Trying to find people's places out in the country can be a challenge so glad Leanne came to you. I do have to say she gives good directions that I managed without getting lost! She will work her magic on your quilt for sure.

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  6. What a lovely visit to NZ you have had Sue, and how neat to have met up with Raewyn and Leanne who are both really lovely women! Your photos of our beautiful countryside are lovely. ( GOSH how many times have i said lovely 😀)Enjoy the rest of your stay.

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  7. That looks like a beautiful area. Can't wait to see the Hexie quilt quilted.

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  8. It was so lovely to finally meet you......and that fabulous photographer husband of yours! :-) We did have some laughs! Glad you did manage to get out and about to see some of Whangarei's sites. I hope you got to the airport OK without too many traffic problems.

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  9. Beautiful spot! Lucky you meeting Leeanne. Your hexie quilt is sure to be gorgeous. Loving following your travels and the sights x

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  10. Glad you got to meet up with Leeanne Sue ... sounds like you had a wonderful time. You also saw some really wonderful sights in the area. Bet you cant wait to see her work her magic on your hexie quilt.

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  11. Such amazing pics. I need to catch up with the last few days. Can't find that grey cat you mentioned???? You look fabulous girl! The trip has done you good. Have more fun.

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