Somewhere out between Te Kuiti and Taupo on DoC land, Pureora Summit calls itself home. Getting to the base car park was easy driving (metaled road) and the tramp to the summit was gentle for the most part, although as you near the summit there are a lot of steps. Conditions were perfect for a tramp until we neared the summit and light drizzle came … Continue reading ZL1/WK-024 – Pureora. A Summit for Easter Weekend ticked off
Today’s adventuring saw Warren dabbling his SOTA feet on the hills and air-waves of Taihape. This morning we left home at 4.30am to meet up with other HAM’s for a visit to Irirangi to see the workings of the army radio operations sites. There was a good turn out for this event and after lunch at the Waiouru Army Museum Cafe we high tailed it … Continue reading ZL1/MW-087 – A little stop in Taihape
After leaving Taupo the plan was to head home, though as our feet were sore and Taupo township was bedlam due to the iron man competition on that day we headed Rotorua way for some lunch and an intended stop to soak out feet in the foot pools, though another summit was first on Warrens wish list after our lunch. We headed to Ngongotaha and … Continue reading Ngongotaha near Rotorua
This morning we set off from home at the unsavory hour of 5.15am. That meant an even more unsavory wake up of 4.30am, in order to reach Tauhara at not long after 7am. The day was perfect for tramping – overcast and warm but cool at the same time. The worst part of the tramp was in fact the beginning, the part that goes … Continue reading 6 SOTA Points in Taupo – Mount Tauhara
ZL-SOTA. Warren (ZL2AJ) and Emma 