Tramping Garibaldi 2019
Day 1 (27/12/2019) After spending most of the day packing and getting ourselves sorted, we headed away from Nelson in the early afternoon and drove over Takaka Hill and then…
Golden Bay Dec 2019
Like the last few years, I spent a week or so in Golden Bay with my family. This year, Simon and his family had a house in Tata beach and…
Tramping Rahu Saddle
Katie and I drove South through the rain from our campsite at Nelson Lakes. The weather improved as we drove and by Springs Junction it was warm and sunny. We…
Sea kayaking Abel Tasman
Day 0: On Sunday afternoon I set off from Christchurch towards Marahau. I drove into the evening until the road was empty of traffic and made it all the way…
Mountain Rafting Dec 2018
I was hanging around in Christchurch enjoying road riding and cafes when Chris and Emily worked their powers of persuasion on me. They assured me it would be an easy…