Bode Cave
Our uber awesome, wonderful and truly incredible professional ice hockey coach Jenel Bode is leaving 
Hopefully she’ll be back next year though 
Rhyan McMillan and our uber awesome coach Jenel Bode
For her goodbye bash, she organised a goodbye party in a cave at Longbeach. It sounded boring, getting stuck in a cave all evening on a cold, wet, rainy day Luckilly Sarah was heading out to take Jane so I hitched a ride along so I could make an appearance and bail home early with Sarah. Darn glad I went though, coz it was totally awesome. The cave was wicked, the fire kept us all cosy warm, everyone had fun and there was loads of entertainment provided by my teammates who provided firebreathing, guitar and flame throwing demonstrations for us all. There were even baby blue penguins in the back of the cave hanging out with us!
Neil Dudley and Rob Owens demonstrating how much effort it takes to burn human skin Continue reading
Posted on 2007-10-01 by
Swinging Beasts
After playing a round at Stewarts Gully Mini Golf, the Beasts found other ways to stay amused, including swinging and tandem bike riding aroung the golf course.
Jane Soper providing amusement to the team by swinging towards a tree at full pelt
Neil Dudley doing a jig while Rob Owens learns why Jane Soper was so scared on the swing
Chris Laing and Jane Soper riding a tandem
Jane Soper in full flight
Posted on 2007-09-30 by
Stewarts Gully Mini Golf
The Beasts (my ice hockey team) headed to Stewarts Gully Mini Golf. The facility is owned by Clive Murphie, a top bloke who is also heavily involved with the Aardwolfs Ice Hockey Club who we played against in Christchurch. As it says on the label, this is “Mini Golf”, so basically big golf shrunk to a small size, no castles, water features or other fandangled things to navigate, just good old putting greens.
Clive Murphie, the owner of the course
Estelle Baker expertly sinking the ball in the hole after some advice from Jane Soper (on right). Conveniently I clicked the shutter just as the ball was falling into the hole.
Jason Sedgwick kicking some serious butt on the greens
Jane Soper playing catch up
Neil Dudley aiming for 18th hole … from the 1st tee
Estelle Baker putting for gold
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Video clips from the Manorburn dam
I did a bunch of videos of our trip to the Manorburn dam recently. They aren’t very long and I don’t have any of myself unfortunately
Posted on 2007-07-27 by
More Manorburn dam photos
Kara Ross, me and Jane Soper
Me with the dam itself in the background
Kara Ross and Jane Soper
Sarah MacDonald
Sarah MacDonald
Me and Jane Soper
Sarah MacDonald
Kara Ross
Jane Soper
Jane Soper
Jane Soper
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Some more photos from the Manorburn dam
Posted on 2007-07-25 by
Action photography on the Manorburn Dam
There was lots of pond hockey on the Manorburn dam. But of course, I and anyone else with a camera was playing in it! So I don’t have any photos of me playing But here’s some action photos of the others.
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Team photos on the Manorburn Dam
There was a whole fleet of Dunedinites on the Manorburn dam. Here’s some pics of a few of us.
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Trip to the Manorburn Dam
After some wickedly cold temperatures in Alexandra, I took Sarah, Jane and Kara through to Alexandra to go skating on the Manorburn dam. This was the first time I’d skated on it since I was about 12! Stu McLennan has kindly lent me the former Matt Mobile while he’s away in Australia which we used to make our way to the dam. Thanks very much Stu
Ice coverage was pretty decent, up to about 15cm in some parts.
Some people were even skating right up to the edge of the dam. But I didn’t have the guts to try that!
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