I have always enjoyed seeing how building is done in different cultures. Here are a few pictures from along the way during our north island travels.
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| Rani inspects the bunk arrangements in the Blue Range Hut. |
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| Most tramping huts have wood heat/cooking. Gas appliances have been recently removed. |
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| A very BLUE hut. |
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| Hut builders have a sense of humour, given that this hut is at the end of a 2-3 hour hike along a narrow and steep trail. Note the small cistern to collect and store roof run-off. |
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| We have stayed in a mix of Dept of Conservation campgrounds and 'freedom campsites', where one camps for free. This site had a fantastic picnic table made from old growth wood. The top is one piece nearly 1.5 meters (5 feet) wide. |
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| Our own piece of architecture - a 45 dollar dome tent that bends alarmingly in any sort of wind, but has kept us dry for two nights of rainy weather to date. |
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| We found this classic iron paneled loo in one of the towns we passed through. |
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| Modern stainless urinals but with elegant shadows cast by piercings in the panels. |
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| I did not have a dress on, so no need to adjust :) |
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| Immediately opposite the antique convenience is a completely automated touch free loo, complete with musac ('What the world needs now is love...') |
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| Burnside church |
1 comment:
Oh how these photos made me laugh!! We encountered one of those totally automated loos in Invercargill. Complete with the same Muzak! I was a more than a little amused by the "10 minute time limit" announced as the door closed...
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