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Tramping (hiking) – best moments so far

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Auckland tramping – Waitakere Ranges (Karekare & Piha)

jontycrane September 9, 2015

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Escaped the UK heat to some degree at the rather l Escaped the UK heat to some degree at the rather lovely and blissfully quiet Riverhill Himalayan Gardens. The Wellington climate is pretty appealing atm with temperatures set to rise to record levels in the next few days #riverhillhimalayangardens
Thursday was my final afternoon in Interlaken, spe Thursday was my final afternoon in Interlaken, spent exploring the shores of Brienz Lake, a castle, nature reserve and went for a quick dip to cool down #interlaken #brienzlake #brienzsee #interlakencastle #interlakenwest
The stunning River Aare running through the centre The stunning River Aare running through the centre of Interlaken. I’m leaving town today after a very hot but enjoyable three days, managed to walk 71km :-) #riveraare #interlaken
The scenic if somewhat scary (for someone who does The scenic if somewhat scary (for someone who doesn’t like heights) Brienzer Rothorn to Turren ridge walk. Spent much of it watching my step, and trying not to see the drop offs #brienzerrothorn
Little annoyed that I didn’t go into Spiez castl Little annoyed that I didn’t go into Spiez castle but I made up for it with a refreshing swim in Lake Thun #spiez #lakethun #spiezschloss #spiezcastle
More super hot but super scenic Swiss hiking aroun More super hot but super scenic Swiss hiking around Oeschinensee #oeschinensee
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Escaped the UK heat to some degree at the rather l Escaped the UK heat to some degree at the rather lovely and blissfully quiet Riverhill Himalayan Gardens. The Wellington climate is pretty appealing atm with temperatures set to rise to record levels in the next few days #riverhillhimalayangardens
Thursday was my final afternoon in Interlaken, spe Thursday was my final afternoon in Interlaken, spent exploring the shores of Brienz Lake, a castle, nature reserve and went for a quick dip to cool down #interlaken #brienzlake #brienzsee #interlakencastle #interlakenwest
The stunning River Aare running through the centre The stunning River Aare running through the centre of Interlaken. I’m leaving town today after a very hot but enjoyable three days, managed to walk 71km :-) #riveraare #interlaken
The scenic if somewhat scary (for someone who does The scenic if somewhat scary (for someone who doesn’t like heights) Brienzer Rothorn to Turren ridge walk. Spent much of it watching my step, and trying not to see the drop offs #brienzerrothorn
Little annoyed that I didn’t go into Spiez castl Little annoyed that I didn’t go into Spiez castle but I made up for it with a refreshing swim in Lake Thun #spiez #lakethun #spiezschloss #spiezcastle
More super hot but super scenic Swiss hiking aroun More super hot but super scenic Swiss hiking around Oeschinensee #oeschinensee
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