Dick and Pat walk and wheel the Tongariro Crossing

March 13th 2009
It has been a while since the last blog and we have been pretty much non-stop since then so sit back, buckle in and get the painkillers ready as this may be a bit lengthy! The skydive was where Catherine left off last time, so that’s where I’ll pick up. The feeling of falling at 200 kph was amazing and like nothing I could have imagined. When the parachute opened it all went silent and we wer ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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NicandCat

Nic and Cat are off for six moths for an amazing trip around the world. We are putting the day jobs on hold, binning the mobile phones and taking off to venture where nobody has ever been before. Well, we'll stick to the main tourist routes, obviously. This trip has been in our minds for the last couple of years and we've been planning it for about a year. We finally settled on a route, which will take us through the following countries before our return in May 2009 - just in time for the great British Summer!: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Bali), Australia, New... full info

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