Dargaville to Omapere
7 November, 2011
Railway wagon
accommodation at Dargaville.
Photo : Kit
Not much traffic in Dargaville at 7:30 on a Monday morning.
Photo : Margaret
Kaihu Tavern.
Photo : Kit
Morning tea stop.
Photo : Margaret
Good use of an old root system outside the One Stop Kauri Shop..
Photo : Margaret
Riding in the company of giants.
Photo : Arnold
Ron and Susan on the way to visit Tane Mahuta.
Photo : Kit
Giants of the Forest.
Photo : Margaret
Tane Mahuta.
Photo : Margaret
Here are some notes from the Department of Conservation.
Tane Mahuta (Lord of the Forest) is New Zealand's largest known living kauri tree. It
is thought this tree was discovered and identified in the 1920's when contracted surveyors
surveyed the present State Highway 12 through the forest. In 1928 Nicholas Yakas and other
Bushmen, who were building the road, also identified the big tree Tane Mahuta.
According to Maori mythology, Tane is the son of Ranginui the sky father, and Papatuanuku the earth mother. Tane was the child that tore his parent's parental embrace and once done set about clothing his mother in the forest we have here today.
All living creatures of the forest are regarded as Tane's children.
Trunk Girth 13.77 m Trunk Height 17.68 m Total Height 51.2 m Trunk Volume 244.5 m3
David R and Trish get over the Wairau Summit.
Photo : Margaret
Lunch at
Waimamaku.
Photo : Margaret
The Four Square came in handy for the Food Patrol.
Photo : Margaret
Oh dear!!
Photo : Margaret
Of course, there
has to be a reward at the top of a hill.
And this spot overlooking the Hokianga Harbour is today's reward.
Photo : Margaret
Photo : Margaret
Here's a nice place to be at the end of a day's ride.
Photo : iPhoned by Susan
Annie gets expert
medical attention from Marieke, after stepping on a nail.
Ron's either giving welcome support, or trying to stem the flow of blood.
Photo : Arnold
View from the cottages at Hokianga Harbour.
Photo : Ron O
Complete collapse at Omapere.
Photo : Kit
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