 | Home time.
2006-12-24, Christchurch, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | So after 24 long days and nights, we are returning home.
A trip that was 12 months in the planning. And now it has come to its completion. We would like to leave you with this small poem.
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| LOTR and Franz Josef Photos
2006-12-21, Queenstown, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | Ican't afford to upload any more :( but hopefully these will suffice until we get home in three days time :)
Well today we went on a full day LOTR tour, Amazing. Touring a lot of Rohan and Where Is... |
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| Wet Exploration!
2006-12-13, Franz josef, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | As mentioned a few hours ago today we went Heli Hiking :) Which, as previously stated was very cool (literaly) well actually t'was quite warm, and after a half hour of hiking we were stripping off lay... |
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| Heli hiking Franz Josef
2006-12-13, Franz josef, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | Ok this is just a quick one as my internet time is about to expire :)
Today was amazing!!!! we went heli hiking, onto the glacier at franz joseph!! Man oh man the views the smell the temperature th... |
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| To Isengard we come we come!
2006-12-12, Wellington, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | Well yesterday we ventured on yet another amazing journey. Our shpecky siver van rolled up and took us to Helms Deep, Rivendell, Isenguard, Peter Jackson's home town and, most importantly, the ROAD!!!... |
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| Wellington
2006-12-10, Wellington, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | Today we reached Wellington, after spending a rather relaxing morning sipping tea and eating biscuits on benches outside river valley lodge looking out onto native forest and waterfalls.
Wellington... |
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| Waitomo to Taupo
2006-12-08, Taupo, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | Hey guys,
I tried to update the other day but there were a few issues!! but that is to be expected of these windows computers :)
Well be are in Taupo now pronounced tapor. Beautiful place with t... |
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| Hobbiton
2006-12-05, Mattamata, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | ow...
today we went to Hobbiton and i wish i could show you some pictures but i can't :( this experience is beyond any words in elvish entish or the tongues of men to explain. We were transported int... |
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| Views to die for
2006-12-03, Whitianga, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | Today we woke up at 7:30 to leave to Whitianga ( pronounced fitianga) about 3 hours out of Auckland. Traveling here we passed mile after mile of green mountains towering and sometimes passing through ... |
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| Bay of Islands
2006-12-01, Russel, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | So today was day two of our New Zealand adventure, and we decided to wake up at six thirty i the morning to go the 'the bay of islands' said to be one of the most scenic beautiful places in all of NZ,... |
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| Room with a View
2006-12-01, Auckland, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | Well, how to start this sultrey story???
ok so we finaly (after much tedious waiting and walking)check into our room at 2pm at base backpackers auckland. Our beautiful, modern and spacious room, wi... |
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| Auckland
2006-12-01, Auckland, New Zealand. By: ajmartino | | So here we are sitting in an internet cafe nestled in the streets of auckland. Our plane trip went fantastic!! nice food friendly staff and a broken entertainment centre :) which only lead to even fri... |
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 | Tuesday
2007-06-26, Auckland, New Zealand. By: KMW | | Today Daryn and I visited Nana for an hour or so. On Thursday we are going to go to Kelly Tarlton's with Tash and Tayla so we are looking forward to that. |
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 | Leaving the nest in Oxford
2007-06-25, Oxford, New Zealand. By: teamafrica | | Hi everyone. Were team Africa; Ali, Julie Anna, Anna, Heidi, Sarah, Matt, and Izzy. We're leaving for South Africa in one week! We are excited for the next 80 days where we will be traveling to South... |
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 | Monday
2007-06-25, Auckland, New Zealand. By: KMW | | Today Daryn slept through the entire night once again and is starting to feel a little better. Walking more and more now instead of crawling and is full of energy. |
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 | Glacier climbing
2007-06-04, Franz Josef, New Zealand. By: cmciver | | We arrived late in the afternoon at Franz Josef and wasted no time in booking up a Glacier climb for the next day.
We choose the 3/4 day climb as it promised more blue ice than the half day clim... |
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 | The tale of Kiwi the Sheep!
2007-05-25, Queenstown, New Zealand. By: gtontour | | Nelly and Denver now have a new addition to their crew in the form of Kiwi the New Zealand Sheep!!!
Once upon a time on a cold New Zealand day in the town of Queenstown, a poor discarded sheep lay ... |
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 | Queenstown and Milford Sound
2007-06-02, Queenstown, New Zealand. By: cmciver | | We drove down to Queenstown on the 31st of May and found ourselves passing by many great lakes and along many mountain roads providing yet more stunning scenary to gawp at including Kawarau gorge use... |
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 | NEWSLETTER June 2007
2007-06-14, Oxford, New Zealand. By: julieanna | | I have a good report: This discipleship training school is going so well!
Each week of teaching seems to flow into the next one and build on the previous teaching. A lot of students liken this whol... |
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 | Freezing our butts off in Wellington
2007-06-13, Wellington, New Zealand. By: sarahnstu | | After we'd dropped the camper off we decided to have a wander around Wellington, we got as far as an Irish bar and dived in there as we were so cold. After a few drinks there we went back to the backp... |
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 | Travelling the North Island
2007-06-10, Taupo, New Zealand. By: sarahnstu | | We collected our 6 berth camper and hit the road. I must say New Zealand is bloody freezing so we were quite happy to be travelling in the van with the heaters on full. The scenery was lovely, its a l... |
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| Safe and sound in New Zealand
2007-06-10, Auckland, New Zealand. By: SARAHNSTU | | Just a quickie as we are off to catch the bus. We arrived last night in Auckland and went to a backpackers (YHA. We are off this morning to pick up our camper van. We have done one of those relocate t... |
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 | All Blacks!
2007-06-09, Wellington, New Zealand. By: sej | | Went to All Blacks match. Brilliant. Will write later. Its 4.22am now. Out in Wellington. A really good night. Got to go/ Sej xx |
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 | I did a Bungy! Me... I did it!
2007-06-07, Christchurch, New Zealand. By: sej | | After arriving in Queenstown (adventure capital on New Zealand) and doing nothing for a day, we then headed down and explored the south of the Island. 7 of us on a big orange bus. Great fun (as Gollum... |
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 | New Zealand - wey hey!
2007-05-28, Auckland, New Zealand. By: janekir | | Hello all!
Sorry this has taken sooooo long to get updated!
Well, New Zealand was absolutely brilliant! We flew into Queenstown feeling very homesick because it's like Scotland except 10 times ... |
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