Day 112 Sawyers Bay

My intention tonight was to walk most of Sawyers Bay and as it was such a nice night for walking, I kept walking until I had walked all of the streets in Sawyers Bay.  I walked 19 streets.

1513. Brick Hill Road
1514. Bells Road
1515. Stevenson Avenue
1516. Hall Road
1517. Springdon Avenue
1518. Delphic Street
1519. Kaira Street
1520. Fairview Terrace
1521. Tewsley Street
1522. Hugh Street
1523. Glendermid Close
1524. Mill Street
1525. Blackman Avenue
1526. Reservoir Road
1527. Constant Street
1528. Station Road
1529. Rohais Place
1530. Duke Street
1531. Freyberg Avenue

I started my walk by walking up Brick Hill Road.  This part of the street had slipped away after heavy rain in July 2018.  The road was closed for a number of months for extensive repairs. 

I enjoyed the rural views as I walked up the hill towards the houses at the top.  At one stage I watched a sheep in the paddock chase a rabbit for a short distance.

I was rewarded for my effort of walking up the hill, with some great views looking towards Port Chalmers where I will be walking next. 

These houses have some great views and I can imagine the residents would have been very happy when the large trees were cut down in front of their homes.  It has certainly opened the view up.

Sawyers Bay has hills on three sides which gives it a nice rural view.  There is a walking track that heads up the hill to the Organ Pipes and Mt Cargill. 

 Sawyers Bay is a nice mix of rural farmland and houses.  Sawyers Bay has a variety of views from farmland, harbour and hills.  It is a very pretty suburb.

I walked past this private cemetery in amongst the houses of Sawyers Bay.  The head stone is for the McDermid family.  Originally from Glasgow, Hugh McDermid and his wife settled in Sawyers Bay in 1849 and set up a sawmill.  Hugh went on to help set up the Port Chalmers School and Port Chalmers Presbyterian Church. 

I saw only one interesting letterbox during my walk today and it was extremely well done.  I really liked this tractor letterbox. 

 The map below shows Sawyers Bay and where I have walked is highlighted in red.

 

 

Distance walked:  9.1 km         Walking time  1 hr 45 mins   

 

Total distance: 932.7  km          Total walking  173 hr 58 mins