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Gratuitous scenery

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 8:07 am
by KA2S4
Had the afternoon off, and since the weather was so nice for a change I went for a darn good thrash in the hills near here.

Had to test out my new Downton key ring.

2nd gear up the hill swinging between 5 and 7000rpm.... Bliss!

The road was actually sealed, that's just the car park.

Re: Gratuitous scenery

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 8:34 am
by LDR209H
Nice view of Diamond Harbour,near the summit track ? Lived in Cashmere for about a year. Used to love Lyttleton but it took a fair hit by the look of it in the 'quakes :cry: Brilliant shot James.

Re: Gratuitous scenery

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 8:47 am
by KA2S4
Correct!

That's Lyttelton on the left and Charteris bay/ Diamond Harbour to the right. Photo taken on the road from Gebbies Pass - Dyers Pass.

Lyttelton has been quite badly hit as you say, hardly any heritage buildings left now, which was a big part of it's charm sadly.

J

Re: Gratuitous scenery

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 8:56 am
by LDR209H
But look on the bright side,I see the Wunderbar has reopened ;)

http://www.wunderbar.co.nz/

Re: Gratuitous scenery

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 9:32 am
by KA2S4
Yes, they have been open a while, I used to also frequent The Loons, we held a showing of "Goodbye Pork Pie" in there and managed to get my mini in there, and one other.

I remember the Wunderbar used to have a "Nazis vs concentration camp prisioners" foosball table until they got in trouble for it....

Re: Gratuitous scenery

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 10:43 am
by 36inter
Beautiful, car and scenery.

Pete

Re: Gratuitous scenery

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 12:05 pm
by JC T ONE
Great picture, so did it "perform" better with the new keyring ;)


Jens Christian

Re: Gratuitous scenery

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 9:16 pm
by KA2S4
I reckon it was good for an extra 3hp above 6000.