Grand Canyon Awe
For me, a trip of a lifetime. And I got to share it with my husband John, our teen children along with old raft guide friends of nearly 30 years, a...
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The Rest of the Mountain Biking Story
How mountain biking mum Becky Cashman got her groove back That's the title of a recent New Zealand Women’s Weekly story of the woman in her 50s t...
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Adventures with Rosy- Touring New Zealand in a Caravan
A year on the road in New Zealand during Covid by: Chelsea Dredge We’ve been on the road full time for just over a year now, travelling the South ...
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Wild About Nature
We all know that nature helps us feel better. You wouldn't be here if you didn't. The question is not the knowing, it's the practice of connec...
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The First Twenty Rides
How do you get through fear of learning something new? Join me for a story of deciding to learn how to mountain bike. I share my plan and results a...
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Learning to Mountain Bike
For the past several years, Goodbye has been an associate sponsor for the Spirited Women's Adventure Race here in New Zealand. I've gone to several...
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Manuka Oil is a Handy Home Companion
Manuka Oil Its flowers are sublime, bright pink or white in an ocean of leafy dark green. You know something must be going on because the plant i...
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How to Soothe Sandfly Bites
You tried to avoid sandflies, but you got bites anyway We've all been there. My guess is that you are visiting this page because you, your husband ...
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Top Tips for Avoiding Sandfly Bites
Your best defense is a good offense #howNOTtodress is one of our best resources. Timing is everything. Sandflies love dusk just as much as you do....
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These Are Your Words For Hello 2021
Hi February, The light is changing. In New Zealand, our kids are going back to school. For whatever the holidays have been to you, I hope you feel...
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Blue Bottle Love for Project Blue
In the Neighbourhood- Project Blue I first learned of Project Blue almost exactly two years ago, when my then 14 year old daughter showed me her I...
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Twenty Years Outdoors
December 12, 2019 is a special day, as twenty years ago John and I were married. We also call it the birth day of Goodbye SANDFLY, because we gave ...
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