On Thu, Dec 8, 2011, at 10:10 PM, David Mann wrote: > On Dec 8, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > Thanks, an interesting gallery. That viaduct is an impressive piece of > > engineering. > > Yes it is, and there is some other stuff on that road which is quite > interesting. The old road that the viaduct replaces is even more > interesting. > > I've found a page with good photos. The second is almost identical to > mine as it's taken from a viewing point where you can stop and admire the > scenery while a friendly kea rips all the rubber bits off your car. > > http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2011/07/31/landslide-protection-new-zealand-style/ > > I think you'll understand why they built the viaduct after seeing the > last photo.
They mention that the old road "must have been scary in heavy rain". I think I would have sought another route in any conditions. Cheers Brian +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) http://anpsa.org.au -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... -- 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.
