Every Wednesday my sister goes walking with a group - so this Wednesday I joined them.I was a little trepidacious (is that a word?) as this group is very fit despite an average age of around 65. We started at the bottom of the hill and steadily climbed...and climbed.
Then we went across to a stand of old totara trees. In the barren landscape they are a rarity and I'm not sure how they survived the burn-offs that occurred all over the area by Maori looking for moa birds back in the dim distant past. I'd love to say how old they are but I have no idea. They are very slow growing so the best I can do is to say they are old.
And back near the bottom were these hawthorn trees - laden with berries
and sheep
And heading back to the car. Still up with the bunch - those early morning walks I've been doing with my sister must have helped.
Then we went across to a stand of old totara trees. In the barren landscape they are a rarity and I'm not sure how they survived the burn-offs that occurred all over the area by Maori looking for moa birds back in the dim distant past. I'd love to say how old they are but I have no idea. They are very slow growing so the best I can do is to say they are old.
Lunch stop
And back near the bottom were these hawthorn trees - laden with berries
Other wildlife - beehives
and sheep
And heading back to the car. Still up with the bunch - those early morning walks I've been doing with my sister must have helped.
Well done Ju. That Wednesday "walk" group is awesome. We trained for weeks for our outing with them.
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