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Babs n Ben back on bikes
(Jan 25 '07)
"It was definitely a bit of deja vu. two bikes, a tent, a bit of food and the wide open road."
From Kaikoura it was up to Blenheim for some more sneaky wine-tasting and on to Picton to say goodbye to ...
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We moved on today, further north upto Golden Bay and Pohara. The highlight of the day was probably going up Takaka Hill, which was more of a mountain than a hillside. ...
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happy 2007! Chilling in Golden Bay
(Dec 30 '06)
"So there we were flying around the paddocks on a trailer attached to the back of a quad bike- and getting absolutely splattered in cow poo!!"
Farewell Spit Tour & Wharariki Beach
(Jan 03 '07)
On the 3rd we drove from Nelson to Takaka in Golden Bay. We left Nelson in warm sunshine but as we reached the summit of Takaka Hill the weather on the otherside was crap - thick low cloud and rain! ...
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Takaka
(Feb 01 '07)
Takaka/Abel Tasman
(Nov 08 '06)
Wwoofing isn't always perfect
(Mar 15 '07)
The stories in this blog entry are true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Remember the good old days of Wwoofing? Where you spent your entire day toiling for someone else's ...
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Sea stops play
(Feb 21 '08)
We made our way back to Takaka and stopped for fuel, ice, and essentials as there are no shops in the Abel Tasman National Park campsite of Totaranui, where we were now headed. The drive from Takaka ...
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Not satisfied with our cycling and walking, and still conscious of our enlarged love handles after 3 months in Australia (good to know the Sydney injection is just as effective as the ...
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Hiking our butts off in Abel Tasman NP
(Nov 06 '06)
"The hike turned out to be more tiring than anticipated, and by mile 10 we were pooped"
Abel Tasman National Park is situated on the very north end of the South Island, and is known for it's fantastic ...
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Recent Blogs for Takaka
We went for a three day trek in Abel Tasman National Park over last weekend. We did two days of kayaking and one day of tramping all together. The ...
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Rain stops play
(Mar 01 '08)
We arrived at Kaiteriteri as the gateway to the Abel Tasman National Park. It is a beautiful location and it gave us a tiny taste of the park as the next morning we had thick fog and pouring rain so ...
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Nelson was a nice stopover on our way to the ever popular Abel Tasman National Park.. On our way up north, we hit a local glassblowers studio and also to a local sheep ...
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