thursday

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we went for a walk at fairy falls today.  it’s a 3 hour walk up in the local rain forest and requires proper footwear

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unfortunately it was only when we arrived that i realised i’d left my walking boots at home so i wore my jandals instead!

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the falls were nice

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and towards the end of the walk we got rained on by a passing thunderstorm

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pearl enjoyed it

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we had a picnic under some cover at a visitors centre

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my feet were pretty dirty by the time we got back to the car!

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this evening kezia’s swimming lessons started up again so i went for a 90 minute speed walk round takapuna (in proper shoes)

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her’s a camouflaged street cabinet which i nearly missed.  can you spot it?

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