January 18, 2010
It was pouring rain when we met the group at the Boyle Outdoor Education Centre – Sam (female) and Dylan had been on the leg from Hurunui to Boyle, along with Jacinda Sleeman, and FYD Programme Director from Auckland. The new recruits, from Marlborough, were Jessie, Brendon and Chris Shaw, who FYD Programme Manager from [...]
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January 11, 2010
While we were at Bealey Emma phoned to say that she felt the planned route over Harper Pass with the next group was too dangerous because of flooded rivers and I agreed. Unfortunately I was now committed so we agreed that she would enter the hills from the east and we would meet at Hurunui [...]
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January 7, 2010
December 30 and we had ascended and descended some very steep faces to exit at Forest Stream (in the North Island it would clearly be known as a river; 500m wide and braided). We then had to follow the stream for about 6km to reach Cynthia and Bill with the pick-up vehicles which had come [...]
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Gorgeous photos!!! I wish I was there :)