Laura and Eloise

2013 Blenheim Graperide

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April 6th 2013
Wow what a weekend and we all did it. We all extended ourselves, with 9 of us doing the 42k Taster ride and 3 girls did the 101k - we had so much fun. Thousands of contestants and we all did faster times than we thought we would do. The boys all want to come back next year to do the 101k ride, the girls want to come back again to do the 42k ride and to collect their Magnum of wine which is offe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Blenheim

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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