Tararua Ranges A long-planned mission to do the Mt Holdsworth – Jumbo Circuit started with a glorious day 1. But the gale force winds on day 2 had other plans for us – a short walk to the ridge without packs thrilling enough without the need to attempt the 4 hour exposed walk to the […]
Continue ReadingRuahine Ranges Checking out the view…one of my favourite holiday pics! 🤣 (apparently the view is gorgeous and you can see for miles…when the visibility is more than just a few metres)
Continue ReadingSunrise Hut (Ruahine Forest Park) put on quite the astronomical display…2 magical sunrises, 4 stunning planets, an almost-full moon, and a beautiful passing of the International Space Station. It was a super-fun 3 days playing in the hills with a super-fun crew!
Continue ReadingWhoever first said that “Greenland is ice and Iceland is green” obviously hadn’t been to Iceland at this time of year…there was plenty of ice and the bits of green we saw were mostly mosses growing near the warm geothermal vents. Despite this, or indeed because of this, Iceland was beautiful!!! We hired a car […]
Continue ReadingDragoman Overland Encounter – Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. Wow! What an incredible journey around East Africa! 19 of us from the UK, Canada, NZ and 1 US (plus our Kiwi driver Blair) spent 21 days in a Dragoman Encounter truck. The truck is fully equipped and as long as we were stocked up on food, […]
Continue Reading…take an old sardine can, glue on some wheels, sellotape an old partially functional gearbox underneath, add two engines – one of which should be loosely connected to the gear box – the other through an error in the laws on physics should be placed in a locker considerably smaller than the engine itself. Tie […]
Continue ReadingA budget Road trip around the South Island of New Zealand with Kids Just putting together this article and photos – Check Back Soon
Continue ReadingNew Zealand Great Walks Kepler Track – you beauty! 4 days, 45km, 4 super cool kids! How lucky we are to have such a beautiful country, wonderful friends, and kids who are a joy to take adventuring! Article coming soon – Please Check Back
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Continue ReadingNew Zealand Great Walks After 3 planned, prepared, and even attempted missions that were thwarted by weather, covid, or injury, we finally had our Tongariro Crossing tenting adventure! Amazing weather, stunning views, and fabulous company. Our campsite on Central Crater was perfect, sunrise was breathtaking, and, as always, all the kids were incredible! We even […]
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