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It’s time to awaken your adventurous soul Words by Juliet Gibbons
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he world has changed and the word lockdown is a new part of our vocabulary. But in these COVID times there is plenty to be thankful for as New Zealanders have continued, for the most part, to live with a normality not enjoyed in very many other places in the world. As we are forced to look closer to home for our holidays, Wilderness Guides in Picton have welcomed more Kiwis than ever through the doors of their waterfront office in the seaside port of Picton, dubbed ‘Heart of the Sounds’. “We really owe New Zealanders our thanks,” says co-owner Juliet Gibbons. She and her husband Steve say when COVID hit, they really did not know what the future would
6 Walking New Zealand, issue no 283 - 2021
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