Bay News: Paihia Russell swim, Ōkaihau horses, Okiato tsunami, Deep Water Cove snorkel day
11 Mar, 2021 02:00 AM
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Rebecca Hamilton hits Russell beach after swimming from Paihia, and raising over $7000 in the process.
Rebecca Hamilton hits Russell beach after swimming from Paihia, and raising over $7000 in the process.
Northern Advocate
From Paihia to Kororāreka the hard way A few years ago, when Rebecca Hamilton was confined to a hospital bed for three months with a complicated pregnancy, she began to dream of an open water swim. Trouble is, she lived in Washington DC, USA, with not an ocean in sight so it stayed no more than a crazy idea .