Pretty non-eventful day today. Day began with an interview / photo shoot with the Marlborough Express Newspaper. It started to rain quite heavily during the photo shoot, so ended up hanging out with Scott, the photographer, in the car for 10 or so minutes. Eventually we got the photos, and I began walking for the day.
The day was overcast with showers, but still quite muggy. The Marlborough scenery is awesome, and I passed plenty of vineyards!! We came across a police officer, who spent a bit of time chatting with Paul. I was initially concerned when I saw him pull up, but it turns out he and Paul had a good conversation, and the officer learnt a bit about CF (good job Paul).
The new shoes (kindly donated by Robin Mitchell, of Mitchell Sports Power, Blenheim), were fantastic. No trouble at all. Thanks once again to Mr. Mitchell and the staff for their generosity and expertise.
Arrived back at our hosts house. Wayne turned up with today's edition of the Marlborough Express - on the front page was a MASSIVE photo of me (jumping in the air to display my new shoes - unaware that my shirt had ridden up!!). Along with the photo was a really well written article (complete with fundraiseonline website), Thanks Claire. True to form, I don't take good photos (Sharon made the comment that I look 5 months pregnant...).
Also heard that there is an article about the walk in today's herald, and apparently something on 3 News recently??
Spent the afternoon R.I.C.E'ing my shins - No improvement, and VERY painful!!!
Thank you very much to the Young's - Wayne, Jo, Liam, Caleb, and Hannah - for hosting us (for a bit longer than expected!!). It was lovely to meet you all, and the dinner table discussions will be a lasting memory of this trip!!
About Me
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- Emma Daken
- I am a student, currently in my 2nd year of study at Victoria University, where I am completeing a BA majoring in Political Science, Development Studies, International Relations, and Public Policy. I like to keep fit and especially enjoy playing football (soccer). I enjoy reading non-fiction and biographical works. I also try to keep up to date with current events and national/international politics. I like to spend time with my friends and family - especially at our local pub. I love to travel, and would love to get back to Scandinavia or explore Latin & Central America.
2 comments:
Hang in there, Emma, the best is yet to come! And it’ll be an amazing experience to look back on once it’s all over!
I’ve posted a few pics of your walk through Tawa at: http://www.tawalink.com/pic_week_2008-42.html
Hope your legs continue to hold you up (so to speak) and you keep on enjoying the superb South Island countryside!
All the best
Malcolm in Tawa
Hi Emma,
We started our ride throught the South Island on monday from Picton via Blenheim to St Arnauds. I'm pretty sure we passed by you between Picton and Blenheim on Monday morning? Two guys on a tandem in purple raincoats ring any bells?
Sorry we didn't stop - I think we were a bit lost in our thoughts had continued on before we knew it.
Looks like you've really done a great job with gettin media coverage for your walk-we haven't really done much of that - we're just trying to complete the ride in time to please our sponsors back home in Oz.
We are in Franz Josef at the moment - the weather was not too bad today but back to rain tomorrow (is it usual for this time of year to have so much rain?). All the very best for the rest of your walk - you're doing great things!
- Simon (nztandemride.blogspot.com)
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