Family tramping – it doesn’t have to be perfect

August 2014

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August 2014

Ricky French takes his son tramping in Nelson Lakes National Park. Photo: Ricky French
Life-changing moments happen when kids go tramping, writes Ricky French There are times in your life when being a parent seems like you’re role-playing scenes from Back to the Future. You look down and your son or daughter is wearing the same jersey you once wore, or is playing with the same Lego on the […]
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