On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:15 +1200, "David Mann" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Timaru is a port city 100 miles south of here. It started as a farming > centre and grew pretty quickly with the port and railway station. I have > a strong family connection with the place: my mother was born in Timaru > but lives in Christchurch, and my dad was born in Christchurch and now > lives in Timaru. > > Dad moved down there in the late 80s when he landed his first teaching > job, and my brother and I used to go there once a month to visit for the > weekend. > > Anyway, Janet was presenting a training course down there yesterday so I > went down with her and did some sightseeing while she was working. This > is a collection of snapshots I made as I slowly made my way from Ashbury > Park around to the cemetery to visit my grandparents. There wasn't > really a lot to see after the railway station so that's where the photos > end. > > http://www.multi.net.nz/timaru/ >
An excellent short tour of a place I think I might have visited in 1974. I especially like 'A Rusty Thing', 'View of the Pacific Ocean' (although I can't see Chile) and 'The boardwalk at Caroline Bay'. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
