Posts Tagged ‘Lake Rotoiti

I’ve just spent a few days with some visitors from Sweden, a “Group Study Exchange” team sponsored by Rotary International. You can read about them in their blog here. For me was a great opportunity to brush up my Swedish language skills.
Two of the team were keen photographers so we left a few hours [...]

A complete change from the noise and thunder of the recent powerboat weekend at Lake Rotoiti, the Antique and Classic Boat Show attracted a different demographic altogether.    Nelson turned on a beautiful day, bringing out the best of a beautiful setting.  Centre stage had been taken over by the aristocracy, the “Royal Kerr Bay [...]

Every March the peaceful atmosphere of this alpine lake is shattered by the noise of high performance motors:  the Lake Rotoiti powerboat championships.  From a distance the sight is amazing. the giant rooster tails thrown up by the big guys dwarf the support boats:


About this blog

This blog presents the images and observations of someone who has had a long and successful career, ranging from heavy engineering to environmental sciences, from paper machines to marine biology.

The digital revolution has enabled Graeme Robertson to devote much of his time to a rediscovered passion, photography. His images have won national competitions and been published in magazines and newspapers.

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