“Has anyone told you about the weka?” the ranger greeted us as we walked into camp.No, what do I need to know about the weka? “Be careful with your belongings. They have been known to steal things from your tent, even from under the flysheet.” Suitably informed we wandered down to a small patch of …
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Whilst Wellington is reasonably well known as ‘the Windy City’, it’s probably lesser known that the nearby Tararua Ranges are also renowned for the wind and rain they attract, thanks to their proximity to the Cook Strait which acts as a funnel. Our trail included four days in the Tararuas and during this time we …
\ The night before departure sees me crouched in a shipping container on the rivers edge, cooking noodles and nervously listening to the thundering rain outside. It’s so loud we can hardly hear each other speak. Manu had decided to ‘test out’ his chosen boat in a huge lake forming on the grass in front …
These are not the words you necessarily want to read over breakfast as you peruse the trail notes for the day ahead. The description however seems to have been the order of the day lately as we walked south from Auckland to Waitomo. The last 11 days have seen us tramp through many dense and …
It’s an interesting observation when you realise that your body has started to accept its new routine of walking all day…every day. I remember before leaving home reading other hiker’s blogs, talking of walking huge days of 40km and thinking to myself “Pff….well I won’t be doing that any time soon thank you very much!” …
I’ve just emerged from the forests of the Far North, dirty, tired, sore and not quite smelling of roses…. It’s been an adventure! I passed through the Herekino and Raetea Forests which were particularly rugged and dense. There were some long 10-11 hour days, bashing our way through thick lush forest filled with long …
Nothing like ticking off a few ‘firsts’ in one go… Not only my first solo hike but my first 100km hike on a beach! It was very challenging but at the same time very exhilarating and totally immersed me head first into nature. Just the way I like it. Unfortunately Belle and I had to …
Week one and it feels like I have been here a year !!! – by Belle Keynes Tozer I arrived in New Zealand amped with anticipation for our epic journey which lay ahead of us. The trip over was as silky and smooth as my ragdoll kitten, I could not believe how easily everthing fell …
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