Our first overnight hike with a baby

June 2021

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: Sue and Sophie enjoyed the easy walk alongside the Orongorongo River to Boar Inn. Photo: Sue Cardwell
When a baby comes along, tramping life can be curtailed. Fortunately, the extensive hut network in this country makes it possible for even the youngest children to go on an overnight hike. By Sue Cardwell As we waded back and forth across the gently meandering Orongorongo River one January afternoon in Sophie’s seventh month of […]

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