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Ararimu rambling

Kevin Isemonger was keen for some off-roading after being stuck in Auckland by Covid lockdowns that seemed endless. He jumped at the chance to go driving on tracks not usually open to the public in the Ararimu area and joined 90 other keen 4WDers on the 2022 Ararimu 4WD Safari.

An email pops up on my screen from the Manukau Four Wheel Drive Club (of which I was a member back pre-kid days) asking if I wanted to come and play in the wilds of Ararimu. In a postapocalyptic Covid detained Auckland I said: “Hell, yeah.”

Giant leap to the keyboard – filled out the forms and bought a ticket for the ride and within a few seconds I was hooked and booked.

I then set about helping the cause

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