 | walk4kiwis |  | A long walk to Save the Kiwis |
Jan 7 2010
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A 1250 km walk from the top to bottom of the South Island of New Zealand in support of Friends of Flora (fof.org.nz) project to Return Kiwis to the Flora Valley in the Kahuranfi National Park.
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Back in Queenstown, 3 and a half hours to drive back over what it took me 8 days to walk! Don’t quite know what to say at the moment. Piccies say it all I think! |
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Oops! A slight error in the mathematics. Thought I only had 93k’s to go but ..it is actually 114 k’s (Bugger)! Anyways, left wonderful old Te Anau and headed back to where we finished off yesterday with 13k’s of main highway to cover, joy of joys. For your information... |
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Sitting on the lake front at Te Anau. bleak, windy and cold. So different to yesterday as we arrived in glorious sunshine and a stunning day. I definitely think the summer is on its way out. Certainly can’t complain though, on the whole it has been a cracker as far as I am concerned. Back to... |
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Go Des!
Written by kahurangiwoman 8 months ago
Hey Des You will be so pleased to be underway. Not sure you want to hang around the west coast for too long though, with all these lows they are having! Don't forget - you are doing a fantastic job for FoF - but you mustn't forget to enjoy each day, and remember you have waited 30 years to do this - so have FUN!!! Maryann and Bill :)