Day 30, Rangiriri to Huntly (752)
There was a shower of biblical proportions last night but it had blown over by morning and the day was bright and dry.
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| Rangiriri Hotel |
A short day today as the next stage over the Hakarimata Walkway appears to have no camping spots and I decided that it would have been too far, for me, to get to Ngaruawhia tonight. Almost a rest day.
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| Morning sun over the river |
Today's route just followed the flood bank on the west side of the river which made it an easy walk with a number of calves and some larger ones for company.
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| Company of youngsters |
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| And larger ones |
I got to the nicely manicured grounds of the Huntly Golf Club and thought I would go to the clubhouse to see if they had a café.
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| Huntly Golf Course |
I came across someone who looked like a general factotum, but from what he was saying I suspect he could have been the secretary or president.
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| A bit of road walking after the Golf Club |
The bar/cafe was not open but he put the kettle on and made me a coffee and we had an interesting chat before I went on my way.
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| Huntly power station |
The next landmark was Huntly power station. This was built to use the coal from the local coalmine, that is now closed, and it is now a natural gas powered standby for when the renewables can't cope.
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| Power station chimneys |
A very iconic building, particularly the chimneys.
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| Sculpture park |
Just past the power station is a sculpture park to commemorate the agreement made in 1995 compensating the locals for a land confiscation in 1860
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| The river at Huntly |
Huntly campsite is good, the town somewhat less impressive.
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| Huntly campsite |
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