Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Kowhai Bush Walk

 


Sunday was a crisp, cold, sunny Winter's day here. B and I decided to venture out and complete a short 20 minute walk around a wetlands in Blaketown.


This photo above and the next few ones are of the water, bridge and pathway around the loop. We could feel the cold air and the temperature got to a chilly 10 degrees.








To get back to the car we had to come out of the pathway loop and cross over the railway tracks. Trains only go through town a couple of times a day so there was no danger.


Someone has written graffiti on one of the concrete overbridges. The West Coast has always been well known for it's coal industry. We don't use coal on our fire but many other people do as it's cheap.



Looking torwards the port and industrial area...


Looking over the railway tracks towards the rugby club then we turned around and walked back to the car.

And here's a video I took on my phone of the walk as we went around, if you want to see the 20 minutes roughly of it here's a link:


11 comments:

roentare said...

Those crisp, sunlit days have a way of sharpening the senses and making even a short loop feel like a quiet adventure

magiceye said...

Interesting photos and captions.

gz said...

Just enough walk on a chilly day, and interesting too

Jan K. alias Afanja said...

That's a nice place fot a walk.

s.c said...

That is a nice walk with a lot to see. Very interesting.

Marie Smith said...

Such a beautiful area for a walk. Ten degrees sounds like a great temperature for a winter’s day!

The Tatwa Girl said...

The pathway and water look calming. A great place to spend day.

Sharon said...

It will be a while before "chilly" returns here. This looks like an interesting place for a long walk.

Iris Flavia said...

Nice trip, thank you.

Tom said...

...thanks for taking me along to see the sights.

Lillian "sognafaret" said...

That looks like fun

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