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Mount Travers

New Zealand: The Travers-Sabine Circuit

February 24, 2021by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

There was nothing left to do but drive, so I did. Around the outskirts of Christchurch, over Lewis Pass. The rain caught up with me, hitching a ride all the […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Sealy Tarns Lookout

New Zealand: Aoraki-Mount Cook

February 21, 2021by Christoph_Orr 3 Comments

Having left Fiordland in the rearview mirror I began my crawl North. I had another one of those nights where I wake up and have no idea where I am. […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Gulliver Valley

New Zealand: Fiordland

February 17, 2021by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

On the Routeburn Track, stuck in Routeburn Falls Hut, Hut Warden John had given me some suggestions. “On a dry day,” he said “take your tent up on Gertrude Saddle […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Mackinnon Pass View

New Zealand: The Milford Track

February 7, 2021by Christoph_Orr 7 Comments

The flashing lights of an ambulance approach from the far end of the road. The flashing lights are never an ambulance. There are two pilot vehicles flagging the traffic down. […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Cloud Piercing Peaks

New Zealand: The Routeburn-Caples

February 3, 2021by Christoph_Orr 2 Comments

What can I do? Keep going. Squeezing out as much adventure as possible. After a day of rest at Lowburn Harbour I have a day in hand to prepare for […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
A Morning at Liverpool Hut

New Zealand: Liverpool Hut

January 27, 2021by Christoph_Orr 3 Comments

For the first time overnight I find the van is too hot. Having sat in the sun for four days, with little time for the doors and windows to be […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Mount Dreadful

New Zealand: The Gillespie Pass

January 25, 2021by Christoph_Orr 1 Comment

Wanaka then. Being a sunny Sunday in the summer holidays is full of people. No matter, I have more chores to do than I have time to spend trying to […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Brewster Cloud Inversion

New Zealand: Brewster Hut

January 20, 2021by Christoph_Orr 1 Comment

I drifted down the West Coast. I pulled over in Hokitika because the fuel has to be cheaper here than it was in Greymouth. And it is. This is the […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Bealey Spur Lookout

New Zealand: Arthur’s Pass

January 17, 2021by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

I wake up at 5am for some reason. I can’t figure out why, roll over and go back to sleep. When I wake again it’s gone 7am, which is probably […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Moeraki Boulders

New Zealand: The Otago Coast

January 10, 2021by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

I leave Rob and Dave’s. Thankful to have had a place to rest, time to reflect. An opportunity to catch up with life at home. I stop on my way […]

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New Zealand, Oceania

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