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Streams, Ferries, Beaches and a Tsunami Freak-out
We stayed a night at a caravan park in Paihia. It was expensive for not much but I did get to have a nice, hot shower. We resupplied at the big Countdown there.…
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The Hardest Day of my Life – The Raetea Forest
The Raetea forest… I’m sorry but this post isn’t about the wonderfulness of hiking. If you want to just think tramping is always wonderful and happy and skipping through grassy meadows you should…
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Te Araroa – the First 100 km of Tramping
As we started to hike the Te Araroa we were all pretty nervous. It was really foggy when we left the lighthouse at Cape Reinga and there wasn’t much in the way of…
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Melbourne to the start of the Te Araroa
We walked down great nanna’s road to the bus stop. It was a bit tricky to fit into the bus with our huge bags. We took up two seats each. We got off…
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Te Araroa Preparation
After getting to Great Nanna’s house, one of the first things we did was go open all the mail that we’d been getting sent to her house. This is all the stuff that…
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Alice Springs to Melbourne
After a six-week placement at the Alice Springs Hospital, mum has finally finished her nursing degree!!!!!!!! We picked her up from the hospital right after she’d finished her very last shift and started…
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We’ve Just Booked in Walking 3000 km across New Zealand
In November I’m flying out of Australia and into Auckland with the rest of my family. We’re going to New Zealand to hike (or to use the kiwi term, tramp) the Te Araroa.…
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The Henley-on-Todd Regatta
Or should I just say the Henley-on-Todd parade? The Henley-on-Todd Regatta is the only dry river regatta in the world and is the only regatta ever cancelled because of wet weather. The funniest…
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2075 km Through the Outback
Mum got a nursing placement in Alice Springs. So we drove from Townsville to Alice. She said it wasn’t far, only 2075 km (1290 miles). She’s not the one squished in the back…
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Crocodile!
Holli and Asha came sprinting back to the van after going for a run along the river and told us that they’d seen a Crocodile! We got the bikes out and rode the…