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[RC] Hey Merri in New Zealand! - Paul Sidio

Hi Merri,
 
We can tell you are having too much fun with the Kiwi's.  If you get a chance to just go do a fun Trail ride, I recommend Pakiri Beach.  (About an hour north of Auckland on the east coast).  If you tell them you are an endurance rider and book a 1/2 day or all day ride, they will fix you up with a willing horse and a guide  who will ride until you say "whoa". You get beach riding, bush riding, sheep ranch riding and a lunch up by a nice little lake. It was the best horse rental riding experience of my life.
 
By the way, here is a hint about how to get along with the rugby fans there.  You don't have to know anything else about the game except to say that the Australian team stinks, and the All Blacks are the best team in the world.  That's your ticket to free beers.
 
Have fun,
Paul N. Sidio
Spokane MO