tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post5517074105987248310..comments2023-04-01T22:26:20.745+13:00Comments on Musings from Aotearoa: Whanahuia OraRuahineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-1067172408331409342011-12-31T03:36:08.668+13:002011-12-31T03:36:08.668+13:00Hi Robb:
Happy New Year to you and your family! I...Hi Robb:<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and your family! I came across this antique video of Van Morrison that might give you a chuckle. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAsxK7JOs74&feature=related<br /><br />:)vegetablejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449145190852647832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-78959207948039646532011-12-23T11:41:03.558+13:002011-12-23T11:41:03.558+13:00Hi-ho, Robb. What wonderful photos, and thanks fo...Hi-ho, Robb. What wonderful photos, and thanks for sharing (as usual). I'm feeling homesick to see and read about all these places again. :)<br /><br />As you know I recently spent my first night camping on top of the Ruahine Range during a brief trip back, though not in quite such golden circumstances. I'll have to try again in the future.<br /><br />Cheers for now.MikeMhttp://www.windy.gen.nz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-27917086421977106842011-12-08T14:29:18.704+13:002011-12-08T14:29:18.704+13:00Kia ora Jamie,
Good to read from you mate. Been e...Kia ora Jamie,<br /> Good to read from you mate. Been enjoying following your big adventure amongst the Himilaya's - enjoy the rest of your trip and travel safely.<br />Cheers,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-18417655002748708092011-12-08T14:27:14.704+13:002011-12-08T14:27:14.704+13:00Kia ora Kylie,
I have a bit sporadic myself with ...Kia ora Kylie,<br /> I have a bit sporadic myself with the online stuff, as we have a few issues happening in our family. I wish you and yours Peace over the holidays, and hopefully a bit of Nature as well. Sometimes it does seem to like the only place anything makes real sense is in the mountains - and that is both a lovely thing, and possibly lonely as well. Kia kaha e hoa.<br />Aroha,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-68134622883227353702011-12-06T21:58:29.075+13:002011-12-06T21:58:29.075+13:00Hey Robb
Great to discover that you are writing a...Hey Robb<br /><br />Great to discover that you are writing again mate.<br /><br />Have a great summer aye.<br /><br />JamieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602741689946125871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-10630530276419749922011-12-05T15:53:33.015+13:002011-12-05T15:53:33.015+13:00hi robb,
i'm just here to thank you for droppi...hi robb,<br />i'm just here to thank you for dropping by my blog a while back, its taken me so long to reply that i reckon you will have given up looking!<br />i didnt know that there were no dry areas in new zealand but it makes sense that some were alcohol free by default. i told pa's story much as it has been told to me and i suppose inaccuracies have crept in.<br />we had the six o'clock swill here in australia and i could be imagining it but i suspect that changed in (the time of) my memory.<br /><br />always good to see your pictures and to be reassured that at least one person desires a life of reflection and appreciation<br /><br />my congratulations to Tara and best wishes to the family for the upcoming holidays<br /><br />aroha<br />kyliekyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-1345864244527893212011-12-02T15:17:35.131+13:002011-12-02T15:17:35.131+13:00Kia ora Pete,
Cheers e hoa, it was a very good tr...Kia ora Pete,<br /> Cheers e hoa, it was a very good trip indeed. We toasted you tin cups in hand watching that sunset, and both John and I commented many times over the days on how much more aware of the insect life all around us, how much more we noticed and watched than we would have before those days spent in the Makaroro with you. John is a pretty tough guy, and though he felt little like putting a heavy pack on and walking through rugged country for the day, he just took his time and never complained, and the weather was in our favour, very still low pressure but the rain did not fall till we literally crossed the Oroua to the hut.<br /> Enjoy the rest of your time in Patagonia, and please get in touch when you are back in Aotearoa for dinner and a Yuletide cheer. John and I are planning a few days up in the hills sometime early new year - would be fitting to perhaps have visit the Pohangina and Ngamoko with you as well. <br />Rangimarie,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-21533934676837744982011-12-01T22:34:33.748+13:002011-12-01T22:34:33.748+13:00Some beautiful photographs here, Robb, and the tri...Some beautiful photographs here, Robb, and the trip sounds like a classic — other than John being a little crook of course. I'm sure he really appreciated hHaving a good mate there to feed him tea and soup.<br /><br />Looking forward to catching up with everyone when I return, and maybe sharing another journey like this with you and John.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-62946247612369472982011-11-27T17:53:08.506+13:002011-11-27T17:53:08.506+13:00Kia ora Marja,
I adore the way you put that. We d...Kia ora Marja,<br /> I adore the way you put that. We did, and it was. I hope you and yours are well e hoa. We have had a lot going on here in our family with Tara graduating from uni, teenagers, life, ect. - so I have been a bit removed from the world of here. May the upcoming holiday Yuletide Season be safe, healthy, and comforting. Kia kaha e hoa.<br />Aroha,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-30609114702689043722011-11-24T21:56:13.601+13:002011-11-24T21:56:13.601+13:00Wow you really had a magnificent show and a first ...Wow you really had a magnificent show and a first class seat. What a privilage to be so close to natures spectacular surprises. <br />Great postMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-58742502000830227822011-11-24T11:10:37.947+13:002011-11-24T11:10:37.947+13:00Kia ora Bob,
Cheers!
RobbKia ora Bob,<br /> Cheers!<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-50738993203331290152011-11-24T11:09:28.029+13:002011-11-24T11:09:28.029+13:00Kia ora Anne-Marie,
Always cool to read from you....Kia ora Anne-Marie,<br /> Always cool to read from you. I am well thank you, gearing up for Tara's uni graduation tomorrow! Looks like things in Whanganui are finding you in a very cool place. Nice!<br /> I was indeed another special trip into the Ruahine. They are a place of magic for me and every trip there merely confirms that. <br /> Wishing you a lovely holiday season in advance.<br />Rangimarie,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-29234578107175987242011-11-24T09:59:53.325+13:002011-11-24T09:59:53.325+13:00Kia ora Adam,
Please know my good sir, that I car...Kia ora Adam, <br />Please know my good sir, that I carry your wairua with me here in these ranges. So that while you may be in the shadows there, on this side of the world where the days are now long you are here. Kia kaha! Mauri Ora!<br />Aroha,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-12593278450345806972011-11-24T09:57:04.553+13:002011-11-24T09:57:04.553+13:00Kia ora Joe e hoa,
I am learning still to just tr...Kia ora Joe e hoa,<br /> I am learning still to just travel slowly and surely in these mountains and really SEE them. It is interesting to me that time wise travelling slowly and deliberately that I arrive at destinations not too far off the pace I did when rushing about. My next goal is a camp in the high forest just in the zone between the tree line and the open tops where I can just sit all day and be part of it as you refer to. I think there is great energy in these places and to truly understand it you have to simply be there and literally allow yourself to absorb it. It is simple to write that but much harder to really let ourselves let go and do. I am still learning.<br /> Wishing you and yours a beautiful Thanksgiving. Aroha to you all.<br />Rangimarie,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-82948994472363805442011-11-24T00:55:42.054+13:002011-11-24T00:55:42.054+13:00I really enjoyed this post. Kia Kaha!
Bob (Ropate...I really enjoyed this post. Kia Kaha!<br /><br />Bob (Ropate)Bob McKerrow - Wayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832128768908667724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-69539709323432768312011-11-23T22:18:55.585+13:002011-11-23T22:18:55.585+13:00I'm glad to read of another magical trip in to...I'm glad to read of another magical trip in to the Ruahine for you. It sounds like it was pretty special. Hope you are well and happy.Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769343406187885283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-50626422415997291192011-11-23T09:19:15.078+13:002011-11-23T09:19:15.078+13:00Sage experience and unplumbed words; the shadows c...Sage experience and unplumbed words; the shadows cast are enough alone to begin new journeys without rising from my seat.<br />And be assured that the shadows are long 'round here. What more? I wish I could give some wordy body to my feelings right now, so instead, <br />Thank you, Robb.ghreeblestaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072148726508683576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-66635232421287302862011-11-21T17:11:13.244+13:002011-11-21T17:11:13.244+13:00While I enjoyed the pictures and prose you shared ...While I enjoyed the pictures and prose you shared from your journey, I had the same concern that Erika articulated about "My time grows short", and am glad to read your clarification.<br /><br />It is, perhaps, consistent with one of my favorite lines from this post: "I am content to stay here in spots I love so much and let them fold over me, and enjoy them on their own intimate terms".<br /><br />A few times while reading your notes from this trip, I found myself thinking about a phrase I first read in a book by Buddhist physician Jon Kabat-Zinn: "Don't just do something, sit there."<br /><br />Wishing you many more hikes - and sits - in the 10, 15, 20 or [hopefully] more years you have left to enjoy - and share your enjoyment of - the mountains.Joe McCarthyhttp://gumption.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-44440088380620311442011-11-21T10:46:32.317+13:002011-11-21T10:46:32.317+13:00Kia ora TB,
Cheers. That sunset over the tops rea...Kia ora TB,<br /> Cheers. That sunset over the tops really stunned John and I, we were absolutely delighted with our camp site and location. I commented to John as we headed out in the afternoon as the sky was clearing a bit that I had a feeling we would be in for an amazing light show. And we were. Hope those fall colours are treating you to lovely sights in Minnesota. Happy Thanksgiving.<br />Cheers,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-72640287883402401472011-11-21T10:27:52.244+13:002011-11-21T10:27:52.244+13:00Kia ora E,
Just writing more metaphorically. The ...Kia ora E,<br /> Just writing more metaphorically. The more I am amongst these places the more I understand the relative timelessness of nature in comparison to my own time amongst them. In the 10 times I have spent in the Whanahuia over the last 15 years I have seen subtle change that most would not even notice. I have seen massive change within myself most would notice. So I know that physically my time and ability to travel within this environment grows short. Even though I hope that may be another 10, 15, 20 years, even that is a mere microbe on a grain of dust in comparison to the measurement of time by Nature. More Tunes and mountains to come e hoa. Mauri ora!<br />Aroha,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-71483804065809273952011-11-21T10:02:48.810+13:002011-11-21T10:02:48.810+13:00Kia ora KB,
Travel well in the land of Ed. Carry ...Kia ora KB,<br /> Travel well in the land of Ed. Carry water!<br /> We had a lovely time on the tops, lucky to be under a slow moving low that didn't pack any real punch. Yet the threat of it was always there, which somehow adds to the aura. Kia kaha e hoa.<br />Aroha,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-36363503448806810532011-11-21T09:59:02.940+13:002011-11-21T09:59:02.940+13:00Kia ora LC,
Well, you were in my thoughts under t...Kia ora LC,<br /> Well, you were in my thoughts under that sky and along the clear river as well. Kia kaha e hoa. Keep the fire lit. Aroha,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-81365666815023883662011-11-21T09:50:38.724+13:002011-11-21T09:50:38.724+13:00Kia ora Donald,
No champagne e hoa, but certainly...Kia ora Donald,<br /> No champagne e hoa, but certainly a few fine wee drams of single malt whiskey. <br /> I have been on mountain trips many times over many years with John, and it is good to have company where you feel in touch without words. Quite often I will leave John early and tramp most of the day on my own. Yet later on when we meet up it is as if we were together anyway. That is to be appreciated.<br />Cheers,<br />RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-90716319035051887152011-11-20T09:09:37.065+13:002011-11-20T09:09:37.065+13:00Beautifull description of a great outing, Robb. Th...Beautifull description of a great outing, Robb. The pictures are spectacular and that first one..... oh my. :)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2699436745323436303.post-71248784730343649582011-11-19T14:20:33.776+13:002011-11-19T14:20:33.776+13:00Never mind beautiful photos, great price of writin...Never mind beautiful photos, great price of writing, even though they undoubtedly are. Wotchu mean "My time grows short"??? I know (or hope) you probably mean your time in the mountains, but it doesn't allay my fears much when you follow it up with "One day I will be here forever". Too many more tunes to listen to, and mountains to climb - EErikahttp://turangawaewae.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com