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Shootin’
Just back at Mix from the indoor rifle range just out of town. Still have grease from the AK I fired. Tash had a go on an Uzi 9mm. Kinda fun but kinda scary at the same time, and some of the people at the range (although not the instructors) were pretty freaky. Firing these…
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A bad photo of Moonrise in Wellington
I’ve been using Picasa of late, you get a gig for free. Sweeeeeeeet. It looked great when I took it, somehow I just couldn’t capture the ambiance…
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Bush in Tanzania
This really is one of those classic ‘caption contest’ photos: (Image courtesy of the fabulous redesign of the ‘The Independent’ newspaper’s website.)
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People’s Palace, Cuba Street
I had to drop the beautiful VR6 off at the panelbeaters. While in Golden Bay an [idiot] left his handbrake off while he was at the pub, and his 4*4 instead used the back of our car to stop itself from rolling into a ditch. However, the upside of this was a pleasant walk down…
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Meraki Mini fun
So some fellows are keen to set up a Meraki network here in Wellington. Great idea! I had a very brief play with one of the units on the weekend and it indeed is childishly simple to set up. The signal wasn’t really strong enough for my wild garden and hillside terrain, but in an…
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Goodbye Canon A40
Selling my trusty Canon A40 on Trademe. *Sigh*, sad to see it go, I bought an Ixus in its place, and while smaller, it’s just not the same…
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Going to Golden Bay
Bird waiting to board the ferry to Picton: Our new wheels (and Bird relieving himself in the background):
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Golden Bay
The Mighty, moored near Cousteau’s Calypso: Toilet on top of the Tasman memorial in Golden Bay: Ligar Bay, there was a penguin swimming near the beach: Tash and Bird: