Westport - Tripinn...

Our chance to rest up for a few days....

February 22nd 2008
At last we have found some acommodation. "The Tripinn" at Westport. And joy joy NO SANDFLIES A lovely place to stay, staff were great and they had cheapish internet. We were able to catch up on a few of our blogs, as well as the mountain of washing we had amassed. After 3 days we were refreshed and ready to go again. Our first stop "Buller Gorge". The longest swing bridge in ... 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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"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE" Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that..... 2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!! No! - They think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months. We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump. OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die. Life is for l... full info

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