New Zealand: The Pouakai Circuit
On the road out of town I caught glimpses of crusty snow lined ravines. This was as good as the view had been of Mount Taranaki since I arrived in […]
Monthly Archives: September 2020
New Zealand: Taranaki
I stare up at a thin crust of white over grey plastic. A night so cold the condensation formed ice crystals on the ceiling. Outside, the grass glistens. Crystals of […]
New Zealand: The Waikato
I spent the morning stretching my legs around the shores Lake Ngaroto. My body aching from two days fighting the sea, from climbing up Mount Karioi. The flat loop around […]
New Zealand: Raglan
I do not go directly for a hot shower. There are things to be done first. There’s a trail climbing up the side of the Hakarimata ranges. I’m loading up […]
New Zealand: Whangārei Heads
There were still more days to get through. Auckland would be moving to Alert Level 2 on Sunday night. Come Monday I would be able to blast through. Able, at […]
New Zealand: The Karikari Peninsula
6 months have passed since I last turned up for work. 6 months ago I stepped on to a plane feeling mildly anxious about catching the virus which was slowly […]
I Don't Have The Map 