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February 2017

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February 2017

The Cobb Valley offers an easy (re)introduction to tramping. Photo: jack Houghton
After 35 years without lacing up her boots, Rebecca Hayter discovers that by taking baby steps, she has learned to love the hills again I STOOD ON the deck of Fenella Hut in Kahurangi National Park, sipped my tea sweetened with condensed milk from my brand new Kathmandu cup and contemplated two important facts. One, that putting condensed milk in a toothpaste […]
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