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Birds of the Estuary and Peninsular
In this section we intend displaying a view of the birdlife resident or migratory in our area. Visit our Birds_of_the_Estuary_and_Peninsular Gallery including New Zealand Birds
A
stunning sunrise in early July 2003 south side of The Estuary
Taken
a few minutes later with the birds taking flight
Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo Gallery
This was a sunset taken in January 2003 in Nor West Conditions the airflow
over the southern alps can clearly be seen
The
sand buildup in the main channel of the estuary allowed me to take this photo of
Shag Rock (Rapanui) from shore.
Taken 6.30 am in September 2005 from the Whitewash head walkway
this photo looks across the estuary redcliffs Christchurch City to the Southern
Alps capped with a late snowfall.
A
wider shot taken a day or so later
Taken at 11pm at night while the cross on cave rock is still lit.A full Moon will often light up the whole of Pegasus Bay
Sumner beach taken late afternoon in November 2003 from Clifton Terrace
showing The Sumner Surf Club, On the Beach Resturant being the
only on the beach resturant in Christchurch, Cave Rock (Tuawera) with the Sumner
Lifeboat Institution Inc watchtower on top. The mast and yardarms in the
past being used to signal the state of the tide. Scarborough Hill in the
background.
Mount
Pleasant across the Tank farm at Lyttelton to Quail Island Teddington to Gebbies
Pass and Lake Ellesmere and Heathcote Valley from Cattlestop Rock
Snowfall 16 August 2004 a late winter snow fall it snowed at sumner for 40 hours.
Old Richmond Hill Golf Course, Sumner, Scarborough at the Farm Track intersection with the Summit Road
Godley Head, Evans Pass, Newly born Lamb near Godley Head.
Moeraki Boulders, Otago, New Zealand Photo Gallery
More
pictures of this unique spot in the gallery
Catlins Coast, South Island, New Zealand Photo Gallery
Purakanui Falls taken January 1993 and Matai Side Falls January 2005
Avoca Valley Photo Gallery
The Avoca Valley Canterbury Landrover Owners Club Trip May 2004 beyond Lake Coleridge. Left is close to the Avoca hut, right is close to the junction with the Harper.
Fox Glacier Westland
Fox
Glacier in Westland is one of the few glaciers in Temperate climates to decend
to almost sea level. Starting in snowfields about 3500 meters above sea level
this and Franz Joseph Glaciers decend to within a few hundred meters of sea
level. The base of both glaciers are easily accessable by road and a short
walk.
Godley Glacier Photo Gallery
We were warned to run a 50 50 antifreeze mix in the landrover, anything we did not want to freeze went in the chilibin overnight. A few weeks later The Christchurch Press publised a photo of skaters on this lake which was frozen over. One of the higlights was seeing a Thar sunning itself on a rockface (600mm lens) Near the Godley Hut.
The shot on the left is a zoom of the peak on the right, and shows just how rugged the Southern Alps of New Zealand are.
Canterbury Landrover Owners Club trip to the Godley Glacier 3 July 2004 that is an iceburg in the lake. Tussocks cease to grow higer up the valley, and mosses take over taken at about 1000m asl.
Banks Penninsular, Port Levy, Lyttelton Harbour, Akaroa Harbour Photo Gallery
Visit this gallery for photos of Banks penninsular.
Old Houses which are part of our heritage these except for the first being in New Zealand.
This
Indian Ink Picture of what was My Great Great Grandfathers house sparked my
interest in old houses. Built we think in the 1700's it is reputed to be in Drumnagess
in the parish of Kildrumsherdan (aka Killsherdanay) Near Cootehill
County Cavan in Ireland.Our family tradition was that the pond was
used as a water supply for cannon mounted on the stone tower during
"troubles". It was occupied by John Rountree (on the
road) his wife Mary Rountree and their Children Alick, Wattie,Jane, Ann, John
and William up to 1864 when they departed for New Zealand on the
"Ivanhoe" from Plymouth. Any infomation on this house would be greatly
appreciated.
Alan
McLean Mansion Manchester Street Christchurch July 2003. The Building was
finished about 1902 and is reputed to be haunted by his housekeeper Mrs
Phillips. Kauri Clad, 56 rooms and a full basement.
McLEAN died at Holly Lea on 12 November 1907. The will includes the following:
Emily Phillips was McLEAN’s long-standing housekeeper. She was to ‘have the use, occupation and enjoyment’ of Holly Lea ‘during her life if she shall so long remain a widow’ and also an annuity of three thousand pounds. Should Emily remarry, she was to have an annuity of but five hundred pounds.As a matter of comparison Captain Smith of the Titanic was the highest paid sea Captain at the time and recieved a salary of 1,250 pounds per annum. If the history of this building and its Builder Alan McLean interests you the following sites are well worth a visit
www.hollylea.co.nz/profile.html
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/Cemeteries/Addington/Area1.asp
Alan Mclean Mansion Side View on a winters day in the early morning sun. The
building now houses a training establishment.
Rock
Villa in Marriner Street Sumner was built by members of the AJ White Family
about 1900.
An
old Nelson Farmhouse being used as a Haybarn 1988.
This
Place has seen better days and was located on the Matakitaki Road Murchison.
Taken about 1975.
Wyperserfontein
an abandoned house Neudoff road Upper Moutere Nelson January 1983, this old
wooden home is believed to have been one of the first hotels in the
Nelson-Dovedale area. Named as the owners recieved a parcel adressed to their
surname at Wyperserfontein Nelson South Africa.
This Boundary Riders Cottage is on a public road off the dog kennel
corner to Haldon Arm road to Benmore, a street car in dry conditions would be
Ok. Please leave all gates as you find them, mind the stock.
S 44° 22.953 E 170° 25.159
(WGS84) In
the days before Barbed Wire a boundary rider would be stationed in one of these
cottages to ride the boundary and drive stock back onto the station. It is built
into the river flat, of river boulders and mud, and in remarkably good condition
having been built I expect in the 1860's.
The Ships
The
Janie Seddon Motueka Foreshore 1983.
Yvonne sits in the stream at Redcliffs early one morning 2004.
The
Edwin Fox an East Indiaman, Immigrant ship, Convict ship, and supply ship during
the Crimean war under restoration in Picton 1988.
The
Portland a schow currently moored at Pounawea near Owaka,
Catlins Coast Photo Alister Smith January 2005
Don
Pedro Menendez de Aviles y Alonso de la Campa, Captain General of Spain b1519
Recognised as St Augustine founder 1565 in
what is now Florida USA. January 2002. He was appointed commander of a small
fleet and excelled himself against french corsairs and pirates in the
Mediterranean Sea. A capable commander, by the time he was 40 years old he was
the General of the Armada of the Spanish Crown. Philip, commissioned him to
chart the Florida coastline, since many ships were being lost in the Gulf
Stream. and although Ponce de Leon had claimed Florida for the Spanish crown
nearly 50 years earlier, Philip felt the time had come to colonize. Under contract with the crown of Spain, Menendez set out to
establish Spanish rule in the land of Florida.
About 1564, the French had established a small settlement at Fort Caroline, which is near Jacksonville. The commander, Jean Ribault, had orders not to retreat from an attack by Menendez. However, the French were outnumbered and lost the battle, at Matanzas, south of St. Augustine, Menendez had nearly 200 French prisoners executed following the French loss at Fort Caroline.
On September 9, 1565, Pedro Menendez came to shore at what was to become the first permanently occupied territory in the United States of America. This landing took place at what is now Mission of Nombre de Dios and the 208-foot cross. The cross not only marks where Menendez landed, it also marks the place where the first Catholic mass occurred in the new world.
Harper
Avenue Hagley Park Christchurch Blossom 1983.
Saturn
5B, in the Rocket Park, Cape Kennedy Florida USA. rockets standing on the
left are those used in the various Space programmes. The red structure is a gantry from one of the moon launches.
Corfe
Castle Dorset England January 2002 a cold winters day were the sun appeared
for a few seconds for the picture below
Corfe
Castle Dorset England January 2002 The Castle was built by William the
Conqueror after 1066, and was added to and used by successive generations of the
Royal family. To destroy its usefullness Cromwells troops filled the dungeons
with gunpowder and lit a fuse.....
Hanmer
Canterbury Landrover Owners Club CLROC Lochiel Station Hanmer, September
2002 above the Waiau river.The GPS was reading round 700m ASL, river the flats are
about 300m ASL, a 45 degree slope to State Highway 7 was rather frightening.
Canterbury Landrover Owners Club in North Canterbury at Nape Nape Sept 2002
Canterbury Landrover Owners Club CLROC Okuku Pass July 2003 after a heavy
snowfall
Canterbury Landrover Owners Club
Okuku Pass July 2003
A
Canterbury Landrover Owners Club trip through Okuku and Lees Valley July 2003
A
shot into the sun Lees Valley North Canterbury July 2003
Ashley
Gorge July 2003
Warbirds Over Wanaka having seen all but 2 of these airshows I have created a seperate page for these images which will be added to as time permits
Omaka Airshow Blenheim, Easter 2003
Sopwith
Camel rear owned by the filmaker Peter Jackson,
Fokker Triplane DR.1 In the livery of Baron Manfred von Richtofen.Omaka Airshow Blenheim, Easter 2003
Four of
the five Fokker Triplane DR.1's flying at Omaka Airshow, Blenheim Easter 2003,
the groundcrews are in period costume.
I would love to hear from people prepared to
have their old photos of the area scanned for consideration for this site.