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Tangarakau Gorge

New Zealand: Farewell North Island

October 7, 2020by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

The time has come to leave New Plymouth. The scent of the Great Walks is strong. I need to continue the journey South. I have options, the coast road to […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Pouakai Tarns

New Zealand: The Pouakai Circuit

September 27, 2020by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

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 […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
White Cliffs Walkway

New Zealand: Taranaki

September 20, 2020by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

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, Oceania

New Zealand: Raglan

September 13, 2020by Christoph_Orr 6 Comments

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 […]

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New Zealand, Oceania

New Zealand: Whangārei Heads

September 8, 2020by Christoph_Orr 1 Comment

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 […]

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New Zealand, Oceania

New Zealand: The Karikari Peninsula

September 2, 2020by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

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 […]

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New Zealand, Oceania

New Zealand: The Far North

August 30, 2020by Christoph_Orr 1 Comment

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 […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Smuggler's Bay

New Zealand: The Whangārei Coast

August 16, 2020by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

I left Auckland wondering how hard I was going to find readjusting to hashtag van life after a few days of living indoors. Four nights it turns out, was not […]

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New Zealand, Oceania
Piha Sunset

New Zealand: Back To Auckland

August 12, 2020by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

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 […]

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New Zealand, Oceania

New Zealand: Tramping in the Kamai-Mamaku Forest Park

August 5, 2020by Christoph_Orr 2 Comments

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 […]

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New Zealand, Oceania

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