Meeting with part of the Rankers crew. At The Church, again.
Getting some work done. At The Church in Gisborne.
The typical breakfast setup.
Not-as-cheeky seagull.
This was during a dinner beach picnic at Totaranui beach. And that’s pretty much the only 35mm photo I have of the beach. Most other photos are shot with the Lubitel on 120 film – which I didn’t get scanned.
Anyhow: we spent 4 (mostly) very sunny days at this beach and the adjacent campground. It’s probably our favourite beach in NZ, and we’ve been here a couple of times. It’s at the northern end of the Abel Tasman national park on the top of the South Island.
Cheeky, sneaky Weka, always tiptoeing around during meals in Totaranui, trying to steal something.
Supermarket-ing in Nelson.
I got three rolls of 35mm and another three rolls of 120 colour film developed here in Christchurch. But I got (almost) only the 35mm films scanned, since the 120 were to expensive to get scanned here ($2 per individual frame). So, I will start sharing some more 35mm frames, starting with this one.
Customer Letter - Apple
Tim Cook:
The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.
This moment calls for public discussion, and we want our customers and people around the country to understand what is at stake.
I hope most tech companies will finally back Apple in this fight for privacy and freedom!
We paid a visit to Chateaubriant, a little French café/bistro in Devonport, Auckland, which we used to live almost right next to. And yep: they still make delicious food and coffee.
386/365
Daniel and Curtains, Nelson, NZ
That’s the car we currently drive around in. It was generously lent to us by Cymen – one of the owners of Rankers. It’s called “Curtains”, because it still has its original ads from a curtain shop on it.
The Whanganui Journey
The three of us – Andre, Nicole, and I – spent the first 3 days of February with a 3-day canoe/kayak trip on the Whangnaui river called the “Whanganui Journey”.
Andre was in a single sit-on-top kayak, while we were in a double canoe. Our gear was stowed in somewhat watertight barrels or dry bags.
Overnight, we stayed in the familiar DOC huts. The first one was John Coull hut.
Because we didn’t have to carry all our gear in a backpack, we could afford to bring some more luxurious food and drinks. Like fresh veggies, tortilla wraps, and a couple of beers. So, on the first night we had some burritos.
On day 2, one could do a little walk to the “Bridge to Nowhere”.
In general, the trip consisted of easy and enjoybale paddling most of the time, with the occasional rapid in between for some more speed and excitement. To escape the heat, we occacsionally stopped at a small beach – called a “shingle” – to rest and go for a little swim to cool down.
The second hut was Tieke Kianga. This hut has a marae – a Maori communal house – right next to it, belonging to the local Iwi (a Maori tribe).
Overall it was a very nice trip and certainly something different than hiking.
Misty Wainui Beach.
I was really positively surprised by this one. It looks like a painting.
The recipe: the Lomo Lubitel, a roll of Portra 400, a misty and drizzly Wainui beach, and a lens I couldn’t keep dry.
At “The Church” – our accommodation while we were in Gisborne. That was also where we had our Rankers meetings.
It was great to finally meet (part of) the Rankers crew in real life and be able to chat for extended periods of time. I’ve been working with them for almost 3 years now, and it was an awesome week we spent with them!
And we felt very much at home in this charming house right by Wainui beach.
Nicole at Wainui Beach.
Chickens in love.
Picnickers. Auckland, January 2016.