Ngawi, Cape Palliser, surprisingly touristy!

This is the little coastal town of Ngawi on the very scenic coast heading out towards Cape Palliser.

Predominately a farming/fishing area, though surprisingly, to me getting very well known by the  overseas tourists. 

A quite large fishing boat fleet is launched from the beach with bulldozers, and the odd tractor.

Such fun to see the many combinations of dozers, trailers and fishing boats.

 One gets a sense of just how the weather controls everything in occupations such as fishing.

This old David Brown, caught my eye as a lovely project for restoration

(for somebody....not me!) 

Dozzy the little Dozer...just seems to be dozing off

This guys, posture and build caught my eye.....I hope he doesn't see this blog though!....

 he looks like he could mean business.

It was the calm before the storm as three days rough weather was predicted to be heading this way, so most of the fleet was out fishing.

 Onward to Cape Palliser...the toilet block, just behind the Bus was getting quite some use, tourists from around the world with strange accents and dress, to me...just didn't fit into this environment.

256 steps...all straight up..with only one side with a handrail seemed somewhat risky in todays over regulated health and safety world...or am I becoming safety conscious in my old age....seeking to continue to get older!

Barely wide enough to allow passing on the stairway,  two way traffic is quite a tricky manoeuvre, and this was in fine, calm weather. wonder what it would be like with a howling gale and in wet/cold conditions?.

The view from the top...superb!

in both directions.

The wind had...sprung up...here is Christine bracing herself to stop camera shake.

Notice all those early morning gym training sessions influence!

I just had to sneak this shot...

an indian woman on top with this colourful Sari 

I got the bike out and rode along the coast to check out the scenery and the seal colony.

I only managed to find this one seal. At first he was keeping an eye on me!

 But soon it was more about soaking up the sun and having a good scratch

We knew bad weather was heading this way so we headed for civilisation towards the Wairarapa towns of Greytown, Carterton and Masterton.

Onwards, also to the next Blog...

Cheers from the Road more travelled

Fun is meant to be fun....and it is!

Spot ya soon.

Jimu & Christine.

Wiaongaranui, Putangirua Pinnacles,....Geez!

Fabulous Maori names...for me, nearly as difficult to spell, as to say!
With Fine weather and very little traffic on the roads we headed out towards Cape Palliser via the Northern side of Lake Wairarapa...I had no idea it was so huge.

This beautifull little Church, at Burnside picture perfect, just had to be photographed on such a day.

At Waiongaranui we find such a beautifull spot to park up amongst native trees, someone has kindly named some, such a great place to get out of the wind and sun...thanks Shellie Evans for this and other recommendations we followed on this particular blog.

Happy wife..happy life...living proof!

I spot a natural pin cushion...

Pretty sure this is Matai Bark....

or maybe the local engineer with his ballpeen hammer

Its a pure simple joy for me to wonder and wunder, with my camera capturing nature.

Time out and time in...topping up my inner beauty tanks.....most essential.

Here are a few close ups of the rocks at the Putangirua Pinnacles.

Shell be right Mate...Shell be Right!

Total inspiration for Maori imagery.....perhaps!

It was a very grey day, with overcast skies and I had to over expose these shots to get any definition in the rocks

 As you do....one wonders up and up!

 Getting narrower and narrower!

Until one thinks....Hmm these rocks are pretty loose...?

I wonder what would happen in an earthquake.

So I takes me photos and skedaddles outta there!

 Shellie had blogged and informed me all about this area, however I fell into the same trap as she and didn't find the connecting track from the valley floor to the ridge track and went nearly right back to the camp to get onto the Ridge Pinnacles look out track, Still it was well worth it.

I walked out on the Loop track through and across farmland with nice high views back to camp via Te Kopi, which is some sort of a camp for school trips etc, now no longer in use.

This big fella....just sat there after chasing his dinner...unsucessfully.

I made sure I was on full zoom though!

The Doc Camp at Putangirua had the Wellington Tramping club come in just on dark, which gave us evening entertainment watching them all set up tents, and they were all broken down ready to go tramping at 7am...gee am I glad I'm not a tramper anymore...in my day a tramping party was 3-4 mates tops...this was two bus loads with large packs, putties and swandri's.

Ah well.....that's another catch up blog all done and dusted...next is Ngawi and Cape Palliser.

Till then...Keep cool..... till after School...

Fun is... sooooo meant to be Fun.

Jimu & Christine.