Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul!
What a memorable adventure; five nights and six days exploring the slopes of Mt Ruapehu. The landscape, terrain, and tracks were diverse. We experienced a different environment every day and looking down below over the surrounding countryside were … [Continue reading] about Hiking around Mt Ruapehu
“Do we stay here and keep dry, or do we push on another 5 kms to Camp 10 and hopefully erect our tents in between the showers of rain?” This was part of Yvonne and my conversation as we rested in a beautiful old wooden restored hut at Camp 11 on the … [Continue reading] about Hiking the Timber Trail, via Bog Inn Hut
Steady and consistent rain had been falling in the Coromandel Ranges prior to our tramp to Crosbies Hut. This left me thinking that mud and wet feet could be a constant companion on this tramp! This hut had been on my radar for many months. … [Continue reading] about Crosbies Hut: mud, rain & contentment
How can I make this first time Matariki public holiday memorable? So, I asked myself “what makes memories?” After some pondering “experiences, either good or bad” came to mind. After looking at and considering a variety of possibilities, … [Continue reading] about Celebrating Matariki
How does one reflect and record the past two months plus of adventures, spending time with families, facing a variety of challenges, and surviving? To get some perspective to my thinking and thoughts I felt a 'strong pull' to be out in the bush … [Continue reading] about Our final reflections
