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Posted By: Nickens, Dan
Date Posted: Jan 21, 2016
Description: If it's an early New Year it could be New Zealand. In this case, it's about 16 hours earlier than Florida.
Date Taken: Late December 2015
Place Taken: Bay of Islands, NZ
Owner: Nickens, Dan
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Nickens, Dan - Dec 31,2015   Viewers  | Reply
    Even in such a majestic land an early launch can be complicated by valley fog, likely hiding Hobbits.


         Early Launch 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Dec 31,2015   Viewers  | Reply
    Weather doesn't happen for long in an island nation. Both weather and ground can clear quickly.


         Almost Cleared 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Dec 31,2015   Viewers  | Reply
    Running downunder can get complicated. It seems that there are bureaucrats everywhere. It took a week to get "written" permission to land in the Bay of Islands. That was fast, facilitated by taking the Harbourmaster for a SeaRey tour.


         Convoluted Channels 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Dec 31,2015   Viewers  | Reply
    At least it's easy to get around on the ground. It's like playing with a remote control car. So Easy its almost embarrassing


         Easy Moving 		    
  
Steve Kessinger - Jan 02,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    I had to look it up, Dan. http://www.tracetowbots.com/


Want. 		    
  
Dennis Scearce - Jan 02,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    I'm waiting for Maxwell to make one.     
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 01,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    One SeaRey lives on the golf course. One SeaRey, just delivered, is going to the yacht. Having two SeaReys to play with is almost too good? Not!


         Embarrassment of Riches 		    
  
Don Maxwell - Jan 01,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Yeah! More than once I've wished for a backup Searey.     
  
Dennis Scearce - Jan 01,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    I could use one right now.     
  
Paul Sanchez - Jan 06,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Denise, are you land locked? May try to get to LKN in the next few weeks if you need a ""SeaRey Fix"" we'll do some flying.     
  
Dennis Scearce - Jan 06,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Sammie is all back together but it was too cold to fly today. Actually, not too cold to fly but too cold to test the plane on pavement and grass if something broke. I'll plan to try it out tomorrow. Let me and Shannon know when you are coming. I'll try to keep Sammie in one piece until then.     
  
Paul Sanchez - Jan 07,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Will do and my apologies on the miss-spelling your name, Dennis. Gotta stop using shell pecker...er, spellchecker..     
  
Paul Sanchez - Jan 06,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    ""When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff"". Shakespeare; from those of
us on the poor side! But Dan, thanks for sharing the pictures and the stories. It really is great to see the SeaRey in all it's
splendor in all parts of the world. And I thought a 14 hour trip to Fla was long... 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Flying on an island it isn't unusual to find weather in the middle with the edges clear. A deviation to the west around weather was a great excuse for a leisurely coastal excursion. Making an end run to a rarely visited west coast produced unexpected dividends in scenic currency.

Low tide in the harbour showed sand art covered over at least twice a day.

Hokianga Harbour near Opononi, Northlands, NZ


         Shallow Places 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    The west coast of the northern island has massive sand sources. The moving sand interacts with the hard rock core in complex ways where the Tasman Sea meets the shore.

Hokianga Harbour near Opononi, Northlands, NZ


         Coastal Complexities 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    A break in the coastal barrier allows the Tasman Sea to invade inland.

Entrance to Hokianga Harbour, Northlands, NZ


         West Waterway 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    This part of the coast caved into the sea in horseshoe-shaped bites.
Coast near Omapere, Northlands, NZ


         Coastal Curves 		    
  
Don Maxwell - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Da, what do you suppose caused the rock to end up in those horseshoe-shaped bites?

There are hundreds of shapes like that all along the lower James River, in Virginia, but they're all man-made, in hopes of retaining sandy beaches and retarding the effects of sealevel rise. 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Only one out of three cavities were filled with sandy beach.
Coast near Omapere, Northlands, NZ


         Coastal Cavities 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    In some places it is hard for the sand to stick in the onslaught of the sea.
Point at Entrance to Hokianga Harbour, Northlands, NZ


         Ragged Stretch 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Sometimes the sand creeps into crevices in the rock and is sheltered in place, a temporary residence in its march along the coast.
Coast west of Waimamaku, Northlands, NZ


         Rugged and Soft 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    A micro island struggles to the surface only at low tide, refusing to disappear completely without a fight.
Coast west of Waimamaku, Northlands, NZ


         Almost Awash 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Sand and grass grapple to a tenuous hold on solid ground.
Coast west of Waimamaku, Northlands, NZ


         Holding the Edge 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    A break in the coastline.
Coast west of Waimamaku, Northlands, NZ


         Breaking Through 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Water temporarily trapped by the land maneuvers back to the sea anyway it can.
Coast west of Waipoua Settlement, Northlands, NZ


         Flowing Out 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    There are miles and miles of sandy beach, but this one ends in rock. Captain Cook called this the
Desert Coast.
Coast west of Waipoua Settlement, Northlands, NZ


         Straight to Rock 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Old sand dunes now covered still undulate in their smooth way.
Coast west of Waipoua Settlement, Northlands, NZ


         Rolling Down to the Sea 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    See that weather inland? Ugly, eh? See that long, sandy beach? Lovely, huh? Where would you want to fly?
Coast west of Kaihu, NZ


         Open Beach 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Out in the surf you can actually see the sand in motion as it wanders down current.
Coast west of Kaihu, NZ


         Deep Disturbance 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Inland lakes near the coast had colors reminding me of a little Lake Tahoe. The inter-dune lakes were formed back in the Pleistocene as the underlying ironstone base keeps the water from draining back to the sea.
Kai Iwi Lakes, Northlands, NZ


         Fresh Place 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    The longest river on the north Island is the Wairoa, occupying an old valley flooded by the sea. Near the ocean it has some extreme shallows. It is, however, navigable if the vessel can get past the treacherous entrance, known to take down ships brave enough to pass. What a relief it is just to fly over the water hazard and admire it in safety.
Wairoa River near Te Kopuru, Northlands, NZ


         Thin Brown Water 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Cattle contours are a major geomorphic sight in the hills of New Zealand.
West of Taingaeha, Northlands, NZ


         Cutting Tracks 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    A banded beach? No time to investigate since was I on the clock. And there was a alley opened to the airport in the sheets of rain blocking much of the inland access.
Near Tinopai, Northlands, NZ


         Beach Lines 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Away from the violent collision between land and sea there was a more subtle loveliness. It offered a calm path back to my inland airport at Springhill.
Near Oneriri, Oruawharo River, Northlands, NZ


         Backwater Ways 		    
  
Carr, Frank  - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Another 'once-in-a-lifetime' flight. How many are you up to now Dan?

How many hours were on the new Searey at the start of this journey? 		    
  
Nickens, Dan - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Almost every flight is ""once-in-my-lifetime"", Frank. I've never ceased to be amazed that I can leave the ground, see the world from above, show someone else what it's like, or experience some gentle adventure only to return yearning for more. Every time it seems there is something to discover. Sometimes it's just seeing the same old places in a different light. Sometimess it exotic new scenery. It's all a rare privilege and great blessing. I don't remember the hours on this flight. All I remember is wanting them to be more. In the last month of flying, though, this airplane has aged 50 hours. It would have been more but El Niño has brought cool, windy, stormy weather to this corner of the planet.     
  
Philip Mendelson - Jan 23,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Tough job! Glad somebody is doing it!!
Best! 		    
  
Dennis Scearce - Jan 21,2016   Viewers  | Reply
    Thanks for the new pics, Dan. Keep 'em coming.     


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