During the hour after the earthquake in Christchurch on February 22nd 2011, the major New Zealand news sites were suffering overloading/performance problems, so this post was used to distribute photos until the news network sites became usable again.
Matukituki beach
An awesome little beach beside the Matukituki river that Chris Laing and I had lunch at on New Years Eve in Mount Aspiring National park.
Pearl flat
Chris Laing and I camped at Pearl flat which sits below Mount Aspiring. Since no one else was stupid enough to go camping with the sand flies, we had the whole area to ourselves 🙂 The sand flies weren’t a major nuisance and seemed to avoid stinging us so long as we smothered ourselves in regular dollops of deet.
Poolburn dam face
Some photos from the face of the Poolburn dam. The ice was very thick right beside the dam face due to the shadow it cast.
Vintage Formula 1
Here are some vintage Formula 1 cars from the Te Papa Formula 1 exhibition.
1959 Cooper T51
Denny Hulme's McLaren M7A
Denny Hulme's McLaren M7A
I have no idea what car this is. Please leave a comment below if you know.
I have no idea what car this is. Please leave a comment below if you know.
Coal pit dam
David Patchett and I headed up to Coalpit dam in the Naseby forest for some ice skating. There was excellent ice coverage on one side (100 mm +) but the other half was either very thin or non-existent.
Me (Ryan Hellyer) standing on coal pit dam
Trees close to the shoreline on Coal pit dam
David Patchett posing on Coalpit dam
The shade under the trees gave terrificly thick ice
David Patchett in the distance on Coalpit dam
The trees made a terrific backdrop for the ice. Download high resolution version
View towards the car park at coal pit dam