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    Who you gonna call? (Why you need a Personal Locator Beacon)

      We’re not the best planners. Don’t get me wrong, we try – but somehow it all gets forgotten amongst the craziness of daily routines and episodes of Masterchef.… Read more “Who you gonna call? (Why you need a Personal Locator Beacon)”

    March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 by nickiletts

    So you think you know how to cross a river?

    My one fear coming into Te Araroa? River crossings. Shudder. If you offered me the choice of balancing over narrow, crumbling ridges and gravity-defying scree-sloped peaks or… Read more “So you think you know how to cross a river?”

    February 23, 2016March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

    What happens when you pitch your tent next to a laundry room

    A bright white light floods the tent. Is it morning already? Groaning, I fumble  above my head for my phone. 12.03am. Who the bloody hell does laundry… Read more “What happens when you pitch your tent next to a laundry room”

    February 12, 2016March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

    It’s the little, big, great, small things

    We’ve been walking for 43 days and that has seen us climbing mountains, cutting through tussock grass, tip-toeing through rivers and running down hills encouraged by the… Read more “It’s the little, big, great, small things”

    February 10, 2016March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

    24 Hours on the Te Araroa Trail

    Life on the trail is like nothing we’ve ever experienced. From gourmet dehydrated meals to sleeping in ancient huts with 12 equally smelly, exhausted trampers…somehow it all becomes… Read more “24 Hours on the Te Araroa Trail”

    January 28, 2016March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

    Another hole in the belt

    They just don’t fit. I’ve adjusted them twice now but still they come down. I pull out the ‘Leatherman’ again, a Christmas pressie from N which has… Read more “Another hole in the belt”

    January 15, 2016March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

    What’s for dinner?

    It’s incredible how a little bit of hot water can transform some funny-coloured powder and unidentifiable lumps into a lamb roast with minted peas and mashed potatoes.… Read more “What’s for dinner?”

    January 13, 2016March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

    6 Chapters of the Richmond Ranges

    We are reading Moby Dick. Every night, we snuggle into our sleeping bags with the iPad and drift off to Ishmael’s world of ships and whales. It’s… Read more “6 Chapters of the Richmond Ranges”

    January 10, 2016March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

    5 things we’ve learnt 3 days into Te Araroa

    Three days and 84km into the adventure, and we’ve learned a lot. We could tell you about the sandflies and how to keep your long trousers on… Read more “5 things we’ve learnt 3 days into Te Araroa”

    December 31, 2015March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

    Butterflies in the departure lounge

    The barman pours two long Gin and Tonics… Now we are on holidays – that first sip of quinine is the taste of adventure, it’s now a… Read more “Butterflies in the departure lounge”

    December 27, 2015March 4, 2016 by nickiletts

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