sunday – waitakere (part 1)

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today we went to the rain forest

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it’s also jane and my 17th wedding anniversary and we celebrated by walking pearl up to church so kezia and i could help with setting up the sound equipment

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we were all back and ready to head out mid morning and drove over to the Arataki visitor centre

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here we all are look

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first we visited the visitor centre which involved some sitting around

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before walking up to a view point for some more photoing

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then a walk which was enjoyed by all despite being a bit skiddy underfoot due to the lack of water

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here are some pictures of the tops of trees

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when we got home there was some shoe cleaning, washing and general milling around as the girls prepared for going back to school

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here’s a dead cricket

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