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)”
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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?”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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?”
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”
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”
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”
Run, Old Girl, Run 