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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail….

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Next stop: Wellington. We don’t have much to report from Wellington, except to say that we stayed in a hostel run by a very grumpy man. The weather took a turn for the worse and we ended up putting up our tent in the rain. Luckily the Australian Open final was on TV in the evening, giving us the perfect excuse to escape to the pub. We found a sports bar and settled in to watch the match. This turned into an epic battle and we only managed to stay…read more

Feb.03
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Feb.02
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Seal of Approval

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It seemed a shame to neglect our upper bodies after yesterdays intensive lower body workout, so we decided that a few hours of sea kayaking was in order. Ross’s friend Charlotte decided to join us today. She had gone one better than our hike up Mount Taranaki, and had done the same walk but overnight. They reached the summit around midnight before descending in the dark. Charlotte apparently lives by the philosophy that sleep is for wimps!! We hired two double kayaks and paddled out to sea. The weather report…read more

Feb.01
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Conquering Mount Taranaki

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“When life brings you mountains, you don’t waste your time asking why; you spend your time climbing over them.” ― A.J. Darkholme, Rise of the Morningstar The second stop of our New Zealand adventure was in New Plymouth. Grahams old work colleague Ross moved out here a few years ago, and offered to show us why New Zealand is known as the adventure capital of the world. We set up camp for the next few days in a caravan in his garden and agreed to get up at 05:30 the…read more

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