August 5, 2011
Our Live Music Evening was fantastic! A great turn out of local's who were treated to a night of original and inspiring music. Gordon Smith shared his unique "mountain blues from the Matuki Delta" and we were left feeling grateful to live in such a wonderful part of the world. Roaring Meg shared their traditional Irish gigs and reels with enthusiasm and flair, and as one twelve year old girl said "this music makes me feel so happy!" Michaela Ball captivated us with her quirky, honest lyrics and beautiful voice, an uplifting treat to end the evening with.
Big thanks to John of Pembroke Wines for the venue and his warm hospitality, and to all those who came and supported this fundraising event :-)
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July 20, 2011
Great session on Saturday! Mt Roy with so much snow at the moment was looking really tempting. We stare straight at it out the window every morning! It just HAD to be done! So a friend who has done lots of touring was happy to team up for a ski off the summit.
Mt Roy, about 1500 metres high, is the backdrop to Lake Wanaka and the access is less than 5 kms out of town. At present there is a good layer of snow more than a third the way down.
We hiked up in beautiful sunny, calm conditions leav...
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July 20, 2011
Keeping up the fitness levels going well - plenty of great opportunities around here - had a mission up Mt Roy a couple of weeks back - the pace being pushed a bit by my training buddy just to stop me slacking! The views from up there are stunning and rewarding. We met up with a really friendly Irish couple resting up and enjoying lunch and very proud of the fact that they were now several hundred metres higher than the highest point in Ireland.
The wind on the ridge was biting cold but guess...
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June 18, 2011
Today Kylie is having a look at the South Georgia Government requirements to comply for a South Georgia traverse! And a training walk was thrown in for good measure in the Sticky Forest. It was a whopping 7 degrees celcuis this afternoon, brrrrrr!
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May 7, 2011
The WOW website is finally beginning to shape up and look good. Still waiting for confirmation of the boat and in the process of attracting sponsorship. It all feels good - a great team of Kylie, Lydia, Viv, Lee and Brenda. Strong, vibrant and capable women with a passion for this adventure :-)
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