Due east to the land of the long white cloud - Aotearoa

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December 17th 2006

Published: January 1st 2007

Port Botany - where the convicts landed and we escaped A - Either there’s something about catching container ships that’s inherently tricky or we're just not very good at it. Cathy (my aunt) had kindly offered to take us out to Port Botany where we were meeting up with the Hansa Rendsburg, the ship taking us from Sydney to Tauranga. When the port agent, Brad, had given us our joining instruc... Read Full Entry

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Daren Grover & Abbie Reynolds

Dal and Ab

We're moving to NZ - Abbie going home and Daren bumming along for the ride. No 24 hour flight for us - we're trying to keep our green credentials by going back overland - yep, Europe and Asia by ferry, train, bus but not plane! The journey kicks off on 7 June. Our current itinerary (and this will change as we discover we can't stick to our budget) looks something like this: Scotland, Newcastle, ferry to Amsterdam, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany... AND then the exciting bit: St ... full info

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1st January 2007

Dave McLaughlin
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YAY!
Great to have you "home" Abbie. Look forward ot meeting you soon Daren! Cheers, thanks alot ....Dave

1st January 2007

John and the Lee family
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Amazing !
Well done to both of you on (a) reaching New Zealand without cheating (b) alive and still talking to each other! Duncan age 7 and 3/4 cannot get over the size of the ships you've used. Good luck in 2007 and beyond - and do keep sending out the blog reports - it brightens up our wet boring days in GB!

1st January 2007

Justin Hornby
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2007
Happy New Year!

1st January 2007

Sez and Ecke
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Well done darlings!
Hello darlings and well done. It was hard to believe that when you first posted your blog that this was going to be a journey for you and so many other people. I've enjoyed your fun and emotional moments and whilst it may be a while before we see you again. You will both have places in Ecke's and my hearts even so far away. Miss you both like crazy, still no snow in sweden! No sun either! Love you both Sez and Ecke

2nd January 2007

Andy
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well done
biggest congratulations on getting to the other side of the world. pleased to hear you're proud because you should be. thanks too for the blog which has provided very welcome diversion from work at crucial times. All the best for future in NZ!! A

2nd January 2007

Rich
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Fantastic News
Delighted for you both - what a great story it's been! Your blog's been an inspiration and a joy to read all the way through...please keep it going so I don't have to start writing e-mails in return!

3rd January 2007

Janette
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Welcome home!
Both of you.....

3rd January 2007

cheryl
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appreciaton
I have enjoyed every bit of your blog and I am really pleased you are going to continue - I think your experiences over the next months (and perhaps years) will also be very interesting. Congratulations on completing the journey. Happy New Year. X Cheryl

4th January 2007

Monika
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Congrats!
Congratulations on the end of your trip!! But I have to say, I'm a little sad its over. Over the last few months I've really enjoyed reading about your adventure.

8th January 2007

Nidge Cann
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Well Done
I have been following your journey with great jealousy and i`m really pleased that you made it "home" in one peace. I wish you both a great new life and maybe one day in the future have the opportunity to get together for one last beer eh Daz ? Take care - and happy New year Nidge

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