Make that Parana park to an unnamed island - but the title does sound more exciting. Parana park, and the next door Memorial park go back a long way in Hamilton history, and represent the northern end of the main riverside track on the eastern side of the river (though there are other disparate parts on this side of the river further north).
Yesterday's walk started at Parana Park, and headed south, under bridge, past the Wellington Street beach (which was underwater), and on towards the island (which is not far from the southern end of Brookfield Street). All up, just over an hour's walk.
A few photos. I didn't take all that many - the sun tends to get in the way at this time of the evening. I do always ponder what the Hayes Paddock area would've been like if it hadn't been filled with State houses (not to say the State houses are bad, just that the area was designated as parkland and the government decided to turn it into a house estate).
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| Parana Park |
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| Parana Park |
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| Waikato River - Looking South |
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| Waikato River |
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| Waikato River with Ducks |
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| Stairs to the Island, Waikato River |
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| The Island, Waikato River |
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| Waikato River - Looking North |
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| Waikato River - Looking North |
Hayes Paddock is considered an architecturally significant area for it's state housing - this house is more my cup of tea though:
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| 56A Jellicoe Drive Hamilton |
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| 56A Jellicoe Drive Hamilton |
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