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Leave Kaikoura, follow the SH1 to north. After 20km there is a snack bar on the right side of the road. It is called "Nins Bin". You can park there. The boat is located at the left side of the road. You have to cross the railway and some scub to get close to the wreck.
Put the dog in the car ready for a day exploring, then decided to have a last pee before leaving as no idea about when we would get the next chance. Came back after 5 minutes to find the back of the truck like this. Poor dog had some sort of meltdown and trashed the back.
Whatever he did, it was my fault, so re-assuring him and loving him was more important than the truck. He is a rescue dog, so something must have triggered him, perhaps some unfortunate episode from his past.
3/7/2017 0500. I-83 @ Union Deposit Road. Driver lost control in grass on shoulder after trying to avoid a wreck happening in front of him. Truck was a total loss. I believe it was a 2016 with 40K miles.
Lying in about 15 feet of water and easily reached from the beach, the old tugboat wreck is a popular spot with snorkellers with lots of coral and fish as well as the distinctive shape of the vessel.
We decided to drive from Bologna to Florence along the country road so we could get a flavor of the countryside. The idea was to leave Bologna in the morning, arrive Florence around lunchtime, sight see, eat dinner and return to Bologna via the highway.
Well, one cannot drive for several hours without stopping for both pictures and coffee along the way. I'd been yelling stop! all along. Renato would stomp the brake, pull over to the side of the road, I'd jump out snap a picture or two, or three, or ten and we'd go along our way again.
We came to a picturesque curve in the road with a big parking lot on one side and a small country inn on the other side, so Renato, without me asking, pulled into the parking lot and parked along the side overlooking the valley below. I jumped out to take pictures, Renato headed for the inn for coffee.
Not looking back, I followed him into the Inn.
About 20 minutes later we came out, crossed the road to go to the car only to find it missing from it's parking spot.
Renato looked at me and and said 'Cute.' (he calls me cute) 'Where's the car?' I answered, 'I don't know. Is that it over there crashed into the tree?'
Turns out I was correct. Our Alpha Romeo had decided to roll down the parking lot and park itself very firmly against a tree. The results can be seen above.
The lesson: when one parks a car on a slight incline one must not only set the parking brake, but also put the car in gear. Don't leave it in neutral. Everyone knows this. In fact my driving instructor taught us to always leave the car in gear, incline or no. Renato's teacher, not so much.
I take no responsibility for the above, except for taking the picture.
A quick scribble in watercolor for wreckthisjournal.com. Cadmium Red, Cad. Yellow Medium and Ultramarine.
The Garden Island Ships' Graveyard, in the North Arm of the Port Adelaide River, offers paddlers a chance to experience part of South Australia's early maritime history.
The 26 wrecks at Garden Island are part of one of the world's largest and most diverse ships' graveyards. Boasting the remains of sailing ships, steamers, motor vessels, ferries, barges, dredgers and pontoons, the site provides a unique glimpse into our past.
The mudflats the wrecks lay on are bounded by mangroves – one of the few remaining systems in metropolitan Adelaide. This eco-system provides a habitat for dolphins, other marine creatures and bird species, enhancing a recreational paddler's experience.
The trail is marked by three on-water signs near the main group of wrecks, as well as two on-land signs at the Garden Island boat ramp.
Canon EOS 5D, Tamron 250-500
2014
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A gift from hurricane Emily, near the cost of Isla Mujeres (in front of Cancun), state of Quintana Roo, Mexico