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Punakaiki, New Zealand
First of all Happy 18th Birthday to my nephew Jack (see photo!)
So we've started our 14 day 'Manuka' tour of the South Island with a company called Active New Zealand. We've got two guides Lofty - yep he's 6ft 8" and H - Heather as well as just two other guests; Martin a retired surgeon and Patricia a retired teacher - both very lovely (albeit a bit posh). Apparently there were 3 Americans due to be with us but they are in the military and their leave was cancel...