Originally, the plan had been that we would pop over from Blenheim to Nelson, fly into a little grass strip in the Able Tasman national park, then head on up to the North Island to explore. None went to plan, but they say that bad things come in threes so we should be right now! Also, it was an important reminder that the no matter how well you plan, a spirit of adventure requires you to embrace the disruption and unexpected, because that is the magic that creates the stories you make, leads you to the people you meet, creates opportunities, and steels the spirit such that at the end of the day you have an adventure that was earned. 

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