Friday, 29 February 2008

Friday 29 February 2008 - Fun in Taupo

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This picture shows Nallo Lady (NL) as she finds the icy water from the secret glacier of Mount Doom to cool off in, after the strong early ...
Thursday, 28 February 2008

Tuesday to Thursday 26th - 28th February 2008 - The Tongariro Northern Circuit (or....The Mount Doom Loop!)

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Tuesday Organisation was the key this morning, so that, by 1.30pm, we were setting off for another walk in the mountains - but this time, it...
Monday, 25 February 2008

Monday 25th February 2008 - Rap, Raft 'n' Rock down Waitomo Cave

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The day got more enjoyable once we had found the temporarily lost diary. Paul, our guide for the morning, drove to the location of today...
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Sunday 24th February 2008 - The Silver Bullet speeds on

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A 450km journey that could have been through English countryside on A roads got us to our base for tonight, the Rap, Raft 'n' Rock ...
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Saturday, 23 February 2008

Friday & Saturday 22nd & 23rd February 2008 - To the North Island!

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Friday was another leisurely day, with a walk from Picton Harbour to Bob's Bay then to the harbour viewpoint, where we watched two ferri...
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Thursday, 21 February 2008

Thursday 21 February 2008 - A Perfect Day Around Picton and the Queen Charlotte Walkway

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Oh Joy Today I was back in my Comfort Zone on my own two crumbling pegs. Talking was possible instead of the hand signals of the past 3 days...
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Monday - Wednesday 18-20th February 2008 - Sea Kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park

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It was just like the pictures! The sea was turquoise, the sky blue, the trees green and the sand golden. We did, indeed have good weather fo...
Sunday, 17 February 2008

Sunday 17th February 2008 - The coastal route to Motueka

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Finally, the sun re-emerges, although there were a few showers during our drive north to Nelson. Here, we tested the local coffee, then visi...
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Saturday, 16 February 2008

Saturday 16th February 2008 - Marlborough Country

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For anyone worrying about anything we said yesterday: 1. We are optimists. The pessimist report was just a joke. 2. We reported on walking t...
Friday, 15 February 2008

Thursday & Friday 14th & 15th February 2008 - SNOW on the Angelus Hut loop

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Day 1 The Optimistic Report A fine morning saw us quickly out of the local DOC office, armed with hut passes and a map for a two day adventu...
Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Wednesday 13th February 2008 - Franz Joseph to St Arnaud (Nelson Lakes)

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It being the 13th, things were bound not to go completely smoothly! We had a false start out of Franz Joseph, forgetting to fill up and losi...
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Tuesday 12th February 2008 - Alex Knob Track

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After a dark and silent night the heavy curtains in our large double room at Glow Worm Cottages were flung back to reveal a gloriously deep ...
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Monday, 11 February 2008

Monday 11th February 2008 - The long road to Franz Joseph Glacier

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A partially cloudy morning again scuppered any attempt to sky dive, so we left Wanaka with grey skies ahead. Although the driving time was a...
Sunday, 10 February 2008

Sunday 10th February 2008 - Diamond Lake and Rocky Mountain

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High clouds delay Sue's sky dive attempt, so we head off in a dilemma as to whether to climb Roy's Peak (1578m) or Rocky Mountain (7...
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