26 April 2013

Orange Cake

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Orange Cake from the Edmonds Cook book.
Significant deviant items.
1, Only the third cake I ever made
2, I used the rind off three oranges instead of one
3, My baking dish was not deep enough – hence somewhat toasted exterior
4, I made toffee, and re-dissolved it in the orange juice reduced it and poured it over the top (not in the recipe)

Result
Cake heaven , oh yes 

08 April 2013

More of those Gannets

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(Canon 50D and 70-200 4L IS) 

10 March 2013

Auckland City - Round the bays fun run / walk

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Tamaki Drive looking west towards the city 15 mins from the start


Looking to the east.
More than 70,000 took part including 42,000 official entries.
The fastest person did the official 8.4km in just under 37m. 
We took around two hours to walk it with the masses. 



At Oraki Road


Family at Long Bay

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03 March 2013

06 February 2013

Shelly Beach Kaipara Harbour

Waitangi Day,
Shelly Beach
Highly recommended for something the tourists don't see, decent coffee at the Cafe and food that puts those Auckland City waterfront rip-off joints to shame on quality, quantity and price.