{"id":409,"date":"2007-09-30T22:31:59","date_gmt":"2007-09-30T22:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2007\/09\/30\/swinging-beasts\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T19:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:05:11","slug":"swinging-beasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2007\/swinging-beasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Swinging Beasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After playing a round at <a href=\"http:\/\/homepages.ihug.co.nz\/~clive.m\/stewartsgully\/index.htm\" title=\"Stewarts Gully Mini Golf\" target=\"_blank\">Stewarts Gully Mini Golf<\/a>, the Beasts found other ways to stay amused, including swinging and tandem bike riding aroung the golf course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/janesoperswing2w.jpg\" title=\"Jane Soper on swing #1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/janesoperswing2w.jpg\" title=\"Jane Soper on swing #1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/janesoperswing2w.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Soper on swing #1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jane Soper providing amusement to the team by swinging towards a tree at full pelt<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/robowensswingw.jpg\" title=\"Rob Owens on swing #1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/robowensswingw.jpg\" title=\"Rob Owens on swing #1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/robowensswingw.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Owens on swing #1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Neil Dudley doing a jig while Rob Owens learns why Jane Soper was so scared on the swing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/chrisandjanebike1.jpg\" title=\"Chris and Jane on bike\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/chrisandjanebike1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Chris and Jane on bike\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"> Chris Laing and Jane Soper riding a tandem<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/janeswing2w.jpg\" title=\"Jane Soper on swing #2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/janeswing2w.jpg\" title=\"Jane Soper on swing #2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/janeswing2w.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Soper on swing #2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jane Soper in full flight<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2007\/09\/chrisandjanebike1.jpg\" title=\"Chris and Jane on bike\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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