9 of us turned up for the walk to find the Gardens closed. We were told that it is not likely to be open for a couple of weeks at least and that it will never be the same again. Lots of volunteers were busy getting ready to work.
We decided to leave our cars in the car park and do a walk around the streets (Russell Road) which is a walk we have done before. There was some damage but not too much.
An orchid at the Gardens
It was fine when we started the walk but was not long before it started to rain.
This small stream is still much higher than usual but was well above the bank in the height of the storm.
Back to the gardens. We passed a Taiwanese Cherry that was full of Tuis but they were too hard to photograph.
We went to a nearby cafe then, after a supermarket shop, Doug and I drove to the Whangarei Falls to see what it is like 3 days after the storm. There is still a lot of water going over the Falls. We decided not to take the path down to the bottom to get a better shot.
We then decided to go the Whau Valley Dam and, as we had heard, it is full to the brim.
Sad to hear that the Quarry Gardens have sustained damage, but good that people are there to work on them already.
ReplyDeleteYou had a good walk, nice to see the dam full..just don't need any more downpours!!
It sounds as though there could be heavy showers tomorrow or Wednesday. Quarry Gardens are all volunteers.
DeleteGreat outing. It is always interesting to see the aftermath of a weather event if you can do it safely.
ReplyDeleteThat's the pattern here too; either drought or flood with no happy medium.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame about the Quarry Garden, although with that amount of storm I guess some damage was inevitable. The dam looks like an interesting place to walk.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see the Quarry Gardens when they re-open.
DeleteWe were just talking about the waterfall today and saying how wild it would've been over the weekend of heavy rain. We haven't been to the quarry gardens in over a year but I'd be interested in seeing what's different when they finish what they're doing.
ReplyDeleteI just put an aerial photo of the falls on today's post. Yes it will be interesting to see the Quarry Gardens. The volunteers were really upset.
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