Stop sulking that I haven't mentioned you on my blog
http://sallyandaaron.blogspot.com/2009/06/aaron-millsy-and-me-biking-at-wynyard-q.html
Also Naked man is in my birthday pics at Jardines!
http://sallyandaaron.blogspot.com/2009/06/sallys-birthday.html
X X Sally
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Whakaari
Whakaari is a new DOC area near Glenorchy where you can hike, horse ride, and bike ride the old sheelite mining trails. Ther are several loops you can do, we did the main one (Judah track) as the other (McIntosh) you need to do a crossing of the Buckler burn and the rivers are High as we have had so much rain.
Heading on out
Going up the Judah rd
The road got steeper and steeper first we pushed and for bits near bonnie jean we carried
My old man at Bonnie jean hut.
Doc have left it like someone just moved out. A cool place to find a museum!
Our bikes
The tractor is still in the shed!
Onwards and upwards to Heather Jock hut. This is a doc hut you can sleep in( 3 beds?) and has a great veiw. Quite a romantic spot!
Aaron in Heather Jock
We whizzed down the Bulldozed switch backs to Jean hut. It may be easier to go up this way?
3hrs up and 1 down. We did a wee detour to check out the buckler burn but It was a torrent.
Good work Doc. A fun place to visit
Happy new year!
Happy New Year everyone!
We dropped the olds off at the airport and headed straight for a night in the South Wye Hilton.
Sally putting a bolt on the new route in progress
Nothing like a nice cool bottle of chapmpagne after a hard days work
Aaron drillingon lead on the second pitch( hard and scary!)
Back at the top of pitch 1
Merry christmas
We had the Carters down for Chrissie and Predictably we did loads of hikes and Richard got out to fish as much as possible
Our mighty Hunter( didn't catch a thing) Setting off.
We walked Lake hayes and the Moke Lake as a warm up, for the big trip
Dad at Moke lake
The next day mum and Dad headed off to the Greenstone. The following day we got a call from DOC to go pick them up
Mum had a week fall put her arm out and it's dislocated and broken
Back to gentle trips
Skippers was fun we did a walk to a hut and mine site. Explored the ruins
Aaron trying out the river crossing old style!
A walk up Ben lomond and back for mums next doctors visit
Family fun a wee walk for some John boy rode bikes with aaron and I and we all met up at the beach after
Vinnie found something that he can read!
XXXXXXX( one for each including the Bump)
Sally and Aaron
Friday, January 7, 2011
Sunday, December 12, 2010
New routes
With Spring we are back on the rock
We have done a few new routes
At Wye Creek
Harold's wall
A link from Chimney sweep 16 to the top of Fata morgana 15, making a 2 pitch adventure. (Chimney sweep is dirty on the bottom half!)
Main Wall
A new route Called Twelve 17 that starts on the first 4 bolts of Almi then another 9 of it's own - GREAT wee route. **
Up South Wye
Gauntlet (Mixed). On the North side
We finally finished the route we backed off last summer . Just as well we did rapping in the Loose rocks that turned us back ground up, fell like a deck of cards with just a wee nudge. Hence the name. We did 2 pitches of 17, there is a possible 3rd pitch But it would be mid 20's, and we're not up to it with Aaron's injury and my lack of ability.
Big mama crack 16. I thought this looked awesome but it was only OK. Run out gear! 1 bolt + trad
We are starting a new line as well which will be the best of the 3 from the quick look we've had so far. It will be mixed too
Check out the new routes book in the Bivvy for more details!
We have done a few new routes
At Wye Creek
Harold's wall
A link from Chimney sweep 16 to the top of Fata morgana 15, making a 2 pitch adventure. (Chimney sweep is dirty on the bottom half!)
Main Wall
A new route Called Twelve 17 that starts on the first 4 bolts of Almi then another 9 of it's own - GREAT wee route. **
Up South Wye
Gauntlet (Mixed). On the North side
We finally finished the route we backed off last summer . Just as well we did rapping in the Loose rocks that turned us back ground up, fell like a deck of cards with just a wee nudge. Hence the name. We did 2 pitches of 17, there is a possible 3rd pitch But it would be mid 20's, and we're not up to it with Aaron's injury and my lack of ability.
We are starting a new line as well which will be the best of the 3 from the quick look we've had so far. It will be mixed too
Check out the new routes book in the Bivvy for more details!
The garden
Everything is flowering!
This year was the first flowering of beech, cabbage tree's, Kowhai, and ribbon wood. Loving it!
ribbon wood
Beech
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