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Yea, Peter. Amid all of the stories of loss and heartbreak, the pic of a shagged Shag Rock was unusually sad to see. It isn't nearly as precious as any of the people that were killed/injured, nor is it as devastating as the impacts felt in the lives of so many families & individuals whose lives were dramatically changes, but just seeing the once-symbolic, crumbled monolith was one of those things that was felt deeply nonetheless.
We've been keeping track and following the news, but it's so hard to imagine what the people and the city are going through. I understand GNS is predicting some more big, shallow buggers in the months to come. Losing pubs like this doesn't help. Our hearts go out to you all still getting on there.
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Hi nzjamie & scot - This is a steam hammer, cheers Okaritoi
Yea, Peter. Amid all of the stories of loss and heartbreak, the pic of a shagged Shag Rock was unusually sad to see. It isn't nearly as precious as any of the people that were killed/injured, nor is it as devastating as the impacts felt in the lives of so many families & individuals whose lives were dramatically changes, but just seeing the once-symbolic, crumbled monolith was one of those things that was felt deeply nonetheless.
We've been keeping track and following the news, but it's so hard to imagine what the people and the city are going through. I understand GNS is predicting some more big, shallow buggers in the months to come. Losing pubs like this doesn't help. Our hearts go out to you all still getting on there.
Sounds like some good memories. It turned out to be a good upper-body workout to go along with the rocky kms.
Good old Hoki...
To quote from Hokitika, Goldfields Capital by Philip Ross May page 27 -
"Hokitika's immigration figures were far in advance of those for any other New Zealand port.
During the years 1865-7, approximately thirty-seven thoustand people from other parts of the Colony and from Australia disemarked at Hokitika.
In 1866, 43.6% of New Zealandd's immigrants entered the Colony through Hokitika..."
I think those paragraphs above mean 'gold' glorious gold...
Last time I were there, we had lovely fish 'n chips - we could not catch our own trout. Oh well!
Peter, Christchurch
Leandro, you are spot on correct - it is a beautiful spot, one of many in our small country.
I lived 18 years in Australia, before coming back to my birthplace in '97.
cheers from Christchurch, earthquake city Peter B.
the view from my office window.
Went there. Got good pics as well.
The chair still remains in the abandoned barber shop in the ghost town of Waiuta.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082043/