Te Araroa: Whanganui to Palmerston North
When Iain gets up I’m still trying to commit to a plan. Do I get up and start walking or do I take a day, replace my hat, buy a […]
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Te Araroa: The Whanganui River Journey
I wake up as first light stretches over the Remutakas. I’m a long way from the start, and still will be when I begin. I condense my life into a […]
New Zealand: The End of the Road
I wake up at 4:30 because that’s become normal again. I lie in a real bed in a real house for a while. Eventually I get up go downstairs and […]
New Zealand: Holdsworth-Kaitoke Track
A day off quickly becomes two, might as well become three. The big task for this week is to get my second vaccine, which I can’t do until the vaccination […]
New Zealand: Ruahine Forest Park
6 consecutive days in the bush have come at a price. Some things are cheap, better food, more to drink, hot water. New boots are going to cost somewhat more. […]
New Zealand: Tararua Forest Park
I know I’ll miss the van. Three or four times the size of my tent. No set up required. Able to cover large distances in under a day. Doesn’t snap […]
New Zealand: The Mt Holdsworth – Jumbo Circuit
I wake up in a bed bigger than my van. I open the curtains to find the city of Wellington has disappeared. The harbour obliterated by cloud. The nearest hills […]
New Zealand: Alpha Hut
My van life adventure began in the Hutt Valley, at Kaitoke Regional Park. Dark and cold in the late afternoon. I find myself not far away with overnight temperatures threatening […]
New Zealand: Otaki Forks
Drizzle beats a now well known tune on the roof of the van. Getting up in the rain is much easier when someone is paying for you to do it. […]
New Zealand: Sunrise Hut
Four months is the longest I’ve spent anywhere, with anyone, since I arrived in New Zealand. My planting crew mates supported me in the beginning, pushed me through the middle […]
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