In the Hawkes Bay for more teaching, I have to look harder now for a new summit to do that will not involve an expedition to achieve. Rocky Range, on Ridgemount road was one I had been looking at for a while. A trip to the summits location to try and find a land owner to get permission from was first on the list. Although … Continue reading Rocky Range ZL1/HB-112
Earlier this year we lost Andrew ZL3CC to a sudden and unexpected heart attack. To remember him, we decided to have a day of SOTA activity on the Saturday following his birthday. This year that fell on Saturday the 15th of September. I decided it was high time to tackle Pouakai ZL1/TN-002. I was joined by Kyle ZL2KGF who had done the summit earlier in … Continue reading Pouakai – ZL3CC Memorial
I had a free day to kill so decided I would give Motere a go. While the day was sunny it was still quite cool under the canopy. That said it was still a pleasant day for a walk in the bush. Motere is East of Taumaranui. The track starts accross farmland and then turns into a quad bike track. There are a few stream … Continue reading Motere (motion) ZL1/MW-077
ZL-SOTA. Warren (ZL2AJ) and Emma 