New Zealand: Lake Waikaremoana
I pass through three different shops in Napier as I prepare for the last of the Great Walks; Lake Waikaremoana. I do things differently for the fist time in a […]
Tag Archives: Hiking
New Zealand: Cross Country
After almost two months of getting away with it, I have to fill up the water tanks on the van. The sink foams, reminding me I’d only done half a […]
New Zealand: Around the Mountain (Taranaki)
Anvil headed black clouds sit over the grey sea. The rain is coming. 10 centimetres any time from now. I don’t want to go anyway, so I don’t. Another day […]
New Zealand: Round the Mountain (Ruapehu)
There is no room in Waihohonu Hut tonight. Nor is there any room four nights from now. Neither way around Ruapehu will work if I leave today. I remain unconvinced […]
New Zealand: The Tongariro Northern Circuit
Once again I find I have travelled halfway across the North Island in a day. The Central Plateau reminds me of the Scottish Highlands, of the Welsh Mountains. Of something, […]
New Zealand: The Travers-Sabine Circuit
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 […]
New Zealand: Aoraki-Mount Cook
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. […]
New Zealand: Fiordland
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 […]
New Zealand: The Milford Track
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. […]
New Zealand: The Routeburn-Caples
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 […]
