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After months of planning Riverside’s first SwimRelay took place on 1st Nov 2015. Early days yet as money is still being collected but we are expecting iro £7000. Half will go to Children-in -Need and the other half to charities that the 24 teams chose themselves. Nearly 30 Riverside Rotarians and their partners helped as officials […]
A memorable swim in the River Dart, coldest water for years 13 degrees, but a nice warm and sunny day. Bonus was my dear Mum making the trip with Sue and I and she even got down to the beach to see the finish. afterwards we had a few days with Malc and family . […]
Well, looking back at earlier blog, I never got to the Tonbridge Tri (poorly) never got to British Championships (bad back). However, having sorted out my back I have now done a few triathlons. First one in Berkshire, was going to be with Stuart. He DNS due to falling of his bike in the week. […]
Mum celebrated her 90th in style on 27th June. Majority of her immediate family and some cousins attended. A lovely occasion. A small selection of photos from hundreds taken on the day. […]
It’s been a week now since we came home to our crowded and busy UK home. The suntan from our brilliant 10 days in Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, has faded. We had a great time on the island. A quiet, unspoilt and beautiful coral island right in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We […]
Before leaving the Coromandel Peninsula we visited Cook’s Bay to see where Captain Cook landed and laid claim to what is now NZ in 1769. A delightful little bay with a bonus of a small vineyard named Mercury Bay Wines. A private vineyard selling only directly from their shop. From there we journeyed to Auckland. […]
The Black Water Rafting experience in the Black Labyrinth cave was brilliant. Clad in wetsuit and white wellies and carrying a lorry inner tube, we made our way deep into the incredible cave system. Some training first in how to jump down a waterfall backwards whilst sitting in the inner tube and we were off. […]
After the somewhat strenuous Alpine Crossing, we moved on next day to Lake Taupo, NZ largest lake. A warm sunny day, we stopped for lunch by the lake. A beautiful place with every water activity imaginable. The campsite had a lovely swimming pool so we relaxed for the remainder of the day, finishing up with […]
Brilliant sunshine brought out the weekend trekkers. The crossing had been closed for the past 3 days due to bad weather, so today was always going to be crowded, and so it was, an estimated 1500 peopled lined the route through the spectacular volcanic mountain range. Tough climb up to the crater rim,then a spectacular […]
Nice ferry crossing to Wellington on North Island. A very windy and busy city. Spent sometime in the Te Papa museum. Excellent sections on Mauri history and earthquakes. Then took a ride on a Victorian cable car and walked back down through the botanical gardens. Overnight at another excellent campsite. Decided to move on next […]