Ho Ho Ho christmas eve in new zealand

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December 24th 2007

Published: December 24th 2007

Hallo all, Thought we'd squeeze in a blog before Santy comes, as we've been moving round a fair bit, and gets hard to recount it all, when we are travelling fast! So we headed off from Pahia in the northlands about a fortnight ago, in the oul' mazda with our first two hitchhikers, two english guys, Ross and Sam who were heading down to Auckland, and who we had been limbo'ing with in the local pu... Read Full Entry

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Paul Stacey and Elaine Walsh

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"This isn't a tale of derring-do, nor is it merely some kind of 'cynical account'; it isn't meant to be, at least. It's a chunk of two lives running parallel for a while, with common aspirations and similar dreams. In nine months a man can think a lot of thoughts, from the height of philosophical conjecture to the most abject longing for a bowl of soup - in perfect harmony with the state of his stomach. And if, at the same time, he's a bit of an adventurer, he could have experiences which might interest other people and his random account would read something like this diary" Che Guevara, The... full info

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Mud pool

On our tour of rotorua, after rejoining the track we read a sign saying the earths crust is thin so please stay on the track, hmmm I guess thats what that fence we climbed over was for .. oops

Paul Zorbing

After being hurtled down the hill I re-emerged unscathed by the experience ... but elaine is next :D

Elaines Lift off

this is zorbing for those of yee who never saw it before... believe u can do it in wicklow too!

Got her!

Elaine in zee zorba

Elaine is reborn!

We opted for the "not strapped in" option where they also throw in a bit of water in the mix, when u are getting out they unzip the zorb and tilt it so u flow out just like a babeeeeeeeee ... awww

Damn that sulpher gas!

4 days in a volcanic area and breathing in noxious gases is beginning to take its toll

More steaming pools

green pools

Huka falls

New Zealands answer to Niagra falls ...

Volcanic research center

Popping in to research center to check out yesterdays Earthquake on the richter scale

Mt Doom eeeck!

Mt Ngauruhoe in the backround, also known as Mordor's mt doom from The Lord of the Rings, so thats where we're off to today

Blisters!!!! ouch

Hmmmm .. elaine gets blisters after 15 mins and no uphills yet, this isnt good, look at the evil eye as I photo her, wait'll she see the devil's staircase around the corner, I neglected to warn her about that one

It begins

ah yes there it, yes elaine we do have to climb that (didnt tell that's only the beginning) hence I Photograph her from afar.

Devils staircase

Man Vs Mountain arrrrgh!!!

hmmmm ...

Oh ya and there's a little issue with mountains around here, note that that Volcanoe that u may have heard erupted in September well ya thats just down the road

Mt doom

A little happier

24th December 2007

Mary and Mark
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Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas to ye both! After reading the blog we are getting very excited about getting to New Zealand in the new year!!

24th December 2007

sue
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Happy Chrimbo!!
Hey Guys. Just wanted to wish you a very happy christmas and all the best for the New Year 2008. Talk to yis tomoro on the phone anyhow. Love yis and enjoy urselves. xxx

29th August 2008

Brian & Sandra
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Re Hikerswool
We enjoyed reading about your trip.Sounds like you had a great time. As the makers of Hikerswool, could we just suggest that HikersWool works as a preventative and therefore should be put against one's feet before starting out. We're sorry that perhaps this wasn't explained to you when you hired the boots . You should have been given a "directions for use" leaflet. We apologise for that omission. Please do have a glance at our website - Hikerswool.co.nz - . From you photos you look like fun people. All the best. Brian & Sandra

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