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 […]
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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 […]
New Zealand: The Far North
With Paihia beginning to feel like home I knew I couldn’t stay in the Bay of Islands any longer. Things had to change. Ideally the forecast would change too. A […]
New Zealand: Cape Brett
Things start to go wrong with another severe weather warning. The plan was to hit Spirits Bay. The road in is supposedly treacherous at the best of times, but especially […]
New Zealand: Back To Auckland
I’d spent the night in Kaiaua. Almost in the exact same spot I’d been in when the lockdown was announced. I’ve completed my first circuit but I’m nowhere close to […]
New Zealand: Tramping in the Kamai-Mamaku Forest Park
I left Pike and Kelly with instructions to visit the Coromandel Coastal Walkway and the hope I’d run into them again somewhere down the road. I was going to another […]
New Zealand: The Pinnacles
The bed in my van is my sanctuary. More comfortable than sleeping in a tent. If I can keep the bed dry that will be enough. I can deal with […]
