A long trip up into the hills to visit a new(ish!) Stonehenge known as Stonehenge Aotearoa. It has been built on the same scale as the one in England but is not a replica of it. It has been built for its precise location on the earth incorporating ancient Egyptian, Babylonian and Celtic technology. Indus Valley astronomy and Polynesian navigation. They specialize in Maori starlore. It has to be perfectly aligned with the Summer and Winter Soltices, when the day is either the shortest or longest of the year, as well as the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes when the day and night are of equal length. It was an amazing experience standing in the centre of the circle listening to our guide. We could gradually hear the echo of his voice become louder and louder. even though he was actually quite quietly spoken. He certainly didn't need a microphone the stones were doing that job perfectly well. Apparently it has become a very popular venue for musicians and singers because of this natu...
Josie and Elliot playing in the steel band at a street fair. Cleaning up Dusty after a very wet muddy walk. It rained all day! Josie and her friend Ivy had a cake stall to raise money towards their sponsored walk next weekend. The raised a further $93 dollars which was very impressive. The team target was $300 between them and they have more than raised that amount now.
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