Continuing the good habit of hiking on a regular basis

WHEN I AM NOT WALKING MY BOOTS TO SMITHEREENS ON OUR DRIVE WAY, I VENTURE OUT WITH A FRIEND TO BE OUTSIDE IN NATURE

TE ARAI BEACH

ENDLESS BEAUTY

RIVER GOING OUT TO SEA

GOING BACK TO THE CARPARK

OCEAN BEACH

IMAGINE HAVING YOUR HOUSE THERE - MIGHT BE A BIT NERVE WRECKING ON TIMES OF TSUNAMI WARNINGS OR KING TIDES

SMUGGLER'S COVE VIA BUSBY HEAD - WHANGAREI HEADS AREA

START OF THE 1H30 MIN HIKE

STARTING THE HIKE AT URQUHARTS CARPARK

KAWA KAWA MEDICINAL PLANT IN GOOD SHAPE - NOT HALF EATEN AS I SEE IT USUALLY 

LOVE THIS WILDERNESS FEEL

 MANUKA FLOWERS

FRENCHMAN ISLAND : LOOKING FOR SOME ALONE TIME?

CLIMBING THE TERRACE LIKE STEEP HILL SIDE WHICH WAS ONCE A PA SITE 

The word pā (IPA paː) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hill forts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages.

MAGNIFICENT POHUTUKAWA TREE - OLD ONE 

JASMIN FLOWER CLIMBER?

KAURI TREE BARK

HAPPY AS LARRY WALKING ON THAT PATH BETWEEN THOSE ENERGY GIVING TREES - SEE BELOW

TARANGA ISLAND?

LOST PARADISE

SMUGGLERS COVE

SMUGGLERS COVE

SMUGGLERS COVE - BUSBY HEAD ON THE RIGHT

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