December 9, 2009
Cynth and I camped in a field by a gentle stream at the entrance to Mt Linton while we waited for the first lot of students to arrive. At 5.30pm on the December 6, they arrived in Bill Roxburgh’s van – five graduates of Project K Waitakere; Amelia, Mason, Jamie, Jake and Mathew, together with [...]
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December 9, 2009
If the kids thought they were in for an easy ambling bike ride they sure got a shock on the first hill. It was almost perpendicular to the sky! The kids rode about 14km of which I would say was about 80% up hill and the downhill bits were a bit wobbly and [...]
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December 9, 2009
Well you might not know, but there are two Cynthias acting as support crew on The Big Walk – Cynthia in the North Island and me in the South Island. Thought it was time that I put some words together about our journey!
The South Island has put on a feast of weather for us these [...]
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December 7, 2009
Today felt like a bit of a cheat’s day because it was all over in a bit over two hours, and we’re a day ahead of schedule. We’ve had our first view of snowy mountains which made my heart light as a bird on the breeze.
I forgot to say in my last blog that yesterday [...]
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December 7, 2009
‘I’m f…..ed Graeme, I am really in the sh…. I’m stuck on a hill with a cliff in front of me! Call me when you can. Keep walking.’ This was the message that Cynth left on my cell phone at 1.34pm but which I didn’t get because there was no coverage. The day had [...]
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