Category: About Taupo
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Autumn Colours Three
I’m so much enjoying manual focus photography again. I find it much more relaxing taking photos with manual focus because my Brain does not have to think about how to get the auto focus to focus on the part of the photo that I’m trying to photograph.
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My April Fools Day Joke
First day of the return of Milk Bottles and Milk rounds in Taupo today.I’m lucky to still have one of the original Mail/Milk boxes.A lot of people in Taupo over the last few months have been upgrading to a new Mail/Milk box ready for today and the return of the Milk rounds in New Zealand
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Update: On XPLR & The Future Plans
So I have been working on the new XPLR (explore) vehicle and photos are coming in a future post. So I have been and only have to finish off an adapter plate to make a rear door table from a different vehicle fit my Land Cruiser. I have fitted a dash mount to my dash…
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New “XPLR” Here
Hi so my new Explore (adventure) vehicle is in my hands and I have already clocked up over 200 kilometres in the first two days of ownership. I also have already had a nap in the back. She’s gonna work out perfectly for the two of us. Adventures are coming.
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Leaning Tree
Mid winter’s day ride over 2 years on my Retro build up Ritchey Ascent, with Nitto Bullmoose handlebars, NOS 1990’s Ritchey Brake Levers, Brooks C15 Cambium saddle, Kent Erickson Titanium seatpost, Paul Components Thumbies Shifter mount’s and Shimano 9 speed Barend shifters. Build the retro way with Shimano XT 3×9 mixed set-up.Wheels are DT Swiss…
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Live Life To The Fullest When You Can
In July 2017 (before my Brain Injury) I used to go out and enjoying Mountain Unicycling. On this day I was riding part of the Great Lakes Mountain Bike Trail. I do miss being able to ride and enjoy the simplest form of cycling ⛰️
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A Sunny Day Out In Middle Of Winter
A day out in XPLR and a short walk/jog with Zippy along part of the Great Lakes Trail on a beautiful sunny afternoon today over looking Lake Taupo.
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A Shocking Experience
This week’s adventure with Zippy was a short 4+ kilometre walk. It also was his first time to see Sheep in paddock’s Here Zippy’s sitting/standing watching the Sheep eating away at the grass Unfortunately Zippy also touched a live electric fence! despite explaining to him, not to touch it! He jumped about two metres, cried…
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The Perfect Bicycle Stand
Are you still looking for the perfect bicycle stand?The best one is just around the corner!
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Snorkel Fitted – One Upgrade To Come
At long last I finished fitting an Ironman Snorkel to my Jimny named “Explore“
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A Cracking Day
It was a cracking day in Taupo.Beautiful clean crisp air and sunny.Taupo has to be the best place to live in the world.Also time to look forward and change my instagram name to Pete’s Overland Adventures
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Paradise Is New Zealand
I’m so lucky to live in Paradise and having traveled the world over the last four decades I have come to the conclusion that New Zealand is the best country to live in. Love Taupo (North Island of NZ) but one day I may look to move to Central Otago (in the South Island of…
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A Fence Post With History
Close to Taupo is Opepe, it’s one of a number of ghost towns in the Taupo district. I can remember one building was still standing when I moved to Taupo years ago, unfortunately it is now a pile of rubble. History is returning to the Earth. Walking Adventures in NZ.
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Therapy Dog Trying Too Hard
My Co-Driver asking for the keys!Zippy would appreciated an automatic transmission, but I’m glad I have a manual transmission so that we don’t have a fight about who is driving each day.🥰Zippy having a little bit of fun with me after a good morning walk.
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When The Dirt Road Ends In A Grass Track
At the of a dirt road is a grass track leading to a fenced in parking spot and a remote track leading to a large pond! Ok the large Pond is in fact, Lake Taupo. Zippy and I were just back from a walk towards the lake and back. Still learning about my Canon R5…
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Sunset Over Lake Taupo
Sunset over Lake Taupo just on dusk. Some how I timed it just right this time, a few days ago. I wish @fujifilmphotosnz made a full frame camera installed of a undersized and oversized sensor camera. I’m feeling it’s time to change to a compact Sony A7C or wait on A7C II to come out.
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Moon Over Spa Park Taupo
Looking north east from Spa Park in Taupo. Yes that the moon and the will smoke looking is steam from the steam fields. Taken with my old Fuji film X100t
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Walkabout
Mount Tauhara and a sunny winter’s afternoon in Taupo.Out Barefoot walking in Vivobarefoot Primes Lite III Barefoot/Minimum shoes.Working on foot muscle strength and flexibility, before trying to run again.Why Barefoot or minimalist shoes?Because it’s helped big time with my Balance walking since my accident ending up with a sTBI.
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Retro Ritchey (ATB) Ascent Build
Mid winter’s day ride aboard my Retro build up Ritchey Ascent, with Nitto Bullmoose handlebars, NOS 1990’s Ritchey Brake Levers, Brooks C15 Cambium saddle, Kent Erickson Titanium seatpost, Paul Components Thumbies Shifter mount’s and Shimano 9 speed Barend shifters. Build the retro way with Shimano XT 3×9 mixed set-up. Wheels are DT Swiss 350 hub’s,…
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Sun Is Shining So Time To Go Walking
So yesterday my new pair of Altra Lone Peak 5 turned up from https://www.furtherfaster.co.nz/ Thanks to their help over the phone the size is bang on! Thanks team. So the Sun was shining in Taupo today so I planned to go for my first short walk towards Huka Falls and back again. I enjoyed the…
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Back On My Bike
First ride in months and with the new Ritchey Venturemax XL 52cm handlebars and vintage Bar-Con shifters and all are temporary until new Surly Corner Bar handlebars arrive in New Zealand.Then it’s all new Shimano XT 2×12 groupset and Paul Components Klamper Brakes.Looking forward, but my Jones LWB Spaceframe is far better riding with a…
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Grass Up The Middle
Today’s walk to the Dam and back, close to Hatepe (close to Taupo) even grass up the middle along some of it.A great change of places to walk.Beautiful winter’s day out again.
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The Mountains
A Beautiful clear winter’s day in Taupo again with the mountains lightly covered in icing sugar (snow).
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A Winter’s Day
First International Yacht arrived in Taupo boat harbour today.It’s been a long time since the last International Yacht can to Taupo.A Beautiful winter’s day with a view of the mountains in the distance. Please Note: Taupo is a Lake so just having a Joke
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Huka Falls Loop Walk
Today’s walk via Huka Falls walk track, a beautiful loop when you return via Huka Falls Road.A great day out. Pete
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What A Relief
Well learnt about musician (high-fidelity) earplugs over the weekend and today was so much better the World’s Volume has been Turned Down! and is clear and relaxing. After three years of load noise everywhere. Thanks to learning about them from Bella’s podcasts @ http://www.postconcussioninc.com
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Beautiful Midwinter Day
Today was a beautiful midwinter day for a walkabout of Taupo. Brisk Sports Walk of 10+ kilometres in the sun. Pete
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A Summer’s Day
On a sunny summer’s day close to Taupo from a few months ago.I feel it looks better in Black and White than in Colour?Inspired by my friend Steve from the UK. Pete
