Rambling the pylon way

When we were building the house we'd often scoot up to site have a snout around and then head off for a walk on one of the trails close by. Since we've actually moved here we haven't been out walking so decided yesterday that today was the day that we were getting back into the habit.

For a change we decided to cross the state highway and take one of the Kaitoke Regional Park trails on the other side of the road. There was a choice of two - the Pylon Loop Track and Kaitoke Hill Track. We decided that the Pylon Loop sounded intriguing so set off up hill into the forestry.

After an indyllic start through the forestry we finally found the pylons across the valley that make the track name so appropriate. We headed off towards the water treatment plant in hope of spying the water resevoirs but instead found ourselves back on the Kaitoke Hill Track that was a painful reminder of the fact that what goes up must come down!

It wasn't what I'd call the most attractive of walks but it was a good way to stretch the legs and work up a sweat. Not sure that the Bassets will relish it as a walk when they're old enough to go out even though they have four paw drive to make it easier for them.

No it's not a hobbit hole but the underpass off the Kaitoke Loop under the state highway.

A bit of a more artistic pylon view

Looking down to Te Marua towards Upper Hutt

New Year views

It's fair to say that New Zealand, and in particular, Wellington has not been enjoying good summer weather. The new year started with southerly winds which turned into gales but hey it's good to know that it's living up to it's namesake of Windy Wellington.

Naomi suggested a stroll up the park in Khandallah - after an hour of leg numbing climbing uphill I did get to see Wellington in all it's glory (well minus the rain) and started of the year remembering that it isn't such a bad place to live after all! If you use your imagination could can see what I mean if the sun was shining.