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Riversdale
Dec 26th 2010
Went to Riversdale for christmas. Spent a couple of days playing on the beach and relaxing. And digging a big hole. As you do… I bought myself a sextant for christmas and used the opportunity of being at the beach to teach myself how to use it. I don’t have a false horizon on my…
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Another site
Aug 20th 2010
I decided it’s time to set up a new web site to replace an old and outdated site. I registered simonmcauliffe.com on a whim. It seems a bit self-obsessed, but I noticed it was free and figured I should take it before one of those other Simon McAuliffes stole it. So then I had this…
More >Penguin Power
Apr 27th 2008
My back was destroyed by my Friday run for some reason. I was supposed to run butterfly creek today with Magnus but bailed in the end. Instead I opted for some gentle walking to help my back recover. We checked out a couple of geocaches and placed a new one GC1BMV7 “Penguin Power”
More >Fins etc
Apr 26th 2008
Boughts some fins, snorkel and mask at Rebel for $62.87. Pretty crap, but pretty cheap. Might try them out tomorrow if my back is up to it. Also went and visited a couple of geocaches around the city.
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Got some gaiters
Apr 25th 2008
ANZAC day, so no work. I went out to Petone to buy some running Gaiters. They were on sale and only cost $14. After I got those, I ran home. I didn’t wear them. Today I also refined a process for taking courses planned on Google Earth, and adding altitude information to them, and putting…
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