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March 10th 2007

Published: March 10th 2007

Hey hey! Hope this email finds you well! Only 3 weeks until my program is completed—however, I may not be returning on April 15th; I am having the time of my life traveling and I do not want it to end. I am looking into other destination possibilities before returning to the U.S. I will keep you updated as I figure out my plans. Queenstown is known as the “Adventure Capital of the World”... Read Full Entry

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Paradise Valley

The Rest of the Group

L-R: Mario, Sammy, Pete--throwing, Dave, Brian.

Mario putting

Disc Hunting

Lost discs were incredibly tough to find....dense grasses and shrubberies.

View from Hole #8

Lord of the Rings countryside below.

Breathtaking

This is the view from Paradise Valley hole #9. Amazing.

Little Slice of Heaven...

Hole #10

Paradise Valley Terrain

Hole #13

I had never played a course in the mountains before, so I really like this picture showing a basket with the mountains in the background.

Mordor?

The Paradise Valley back nine is located in an extremely dense rainforest. In Lawrence, my disc golf mates and I have nicknamed the North Lawrence course "Mordor" due to the nastiness of the terrain---that course is a walk in the park compared to this mess!

Mordor.....

Mordor .....

Mossy Stump

Another target hole. The foilage was thick in the rainforest.

Hobbit Hole

WTF?

Seriously, can anyone please tell me what the hell is this thing? I have a theory, but would love to hear other opinions. Please feel free to post them on my message board.

Queenstown Gardens

Sunday's Tournament

L: Bob Gentil--President of the NZ Disc Golf Association Middle: James "Cougar" Smithells--Queenstown tournament organizer R: Brady--Queenstown local player

Competitors during the Rules Briefing

Action Shot on Hole #6

"Remarkables" II

26th March 2007

Aunt Laura
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WOW!! That's all I can say. What incredible pics!! Get home quick and help Alicia find a summer job!!! Love you.

9th April 2007

Matt
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WTF indeed
Andy - have no idea what the heck that pic would be of....however, maybe a emergency enima machine? Or a 'companion' for those lonely disc golfers? Glad you are having fun buddy...that place looks incredible to say the least. Makes me want to head down there!

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