I have taken a drive out to the local golf course. I was surprised (and pleased) to find only one car in the car park and the whole place looking deserted. I will give them a call and see if they hire clubs (clubhouse looked deserted when I was there). I might get a round in before work starts.
Hokitika is known for its greenstone, and after checking out the golf course we took a walk along the beach. We discovered many 'green stones' that may or not be greenstone. After some buggering round with some sand paper (not much too do here – internet still not connected, and xbox360 et al has yet to arrive from Oz) I produced the following result:
Some pictures to round out the post – this is the beach, about 5 minutes away from our house.
Looks good dude, how often do you sandpaper rocks? I thought I was the only one...
ReplyDeleteReally, you too? Sandpapering rocks is also one of my many dark, disturbing habits.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, the photographs are really rather spectacular. This Saxtim fellow is quite the artist. Is it possible to truly understand a genius of his nature? He's like a riddle encased in a mystery wrapped in a beard.