The Far East
The road north of Mahia Peninsula is long and lonely, and for that very reason, leisurely! The only city along the entire “East Cape” is Gisborne. As we passed through […]
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The Painted Skies of Mahia
Heading northeast from Wellington we made our first stop at Castlepoint. Castlepoint is located on the Wairarapa coast and is one of the most spectacular sites in the region. Hiking […]
A Great Walk in the Abel Tasman
Our two month tour of NZ’s South Island culminated with a four-day hike through one the country’s most picturesque national parks: Abel Tasman. Although Abel Tasman is the smallest of […]
NZ’s Golden Bay
We arrived in Nelson, the South Island’s most northern city, just in time for Cyclone Ita to strike! Having heard very little on the severity of the storm we assumed […]
The Wet West Coast
No matter where we went on NZ’s west coast we were followed by rain. In total, we spent approximately twelve days under grey skies without a single glimpse of the […]
Starfish and Pancakes in Westland
The first major town north of “Glacier Country” is Hokitika (hoe-ka-tick-a). We passed through the town on a famous Westland (aka S. Island west coast) ‘grey drizzly day’ and thought […]
Heli-hiking the Franz
Just north of Fox Glacier is the equally popular Franz Josef Glacier. Due to rapid-retreat of the ice over the last two years the snout of Franz Josef is no […]
Fox Glacier Adventures
With the Haast Pass behind us, we had officially made it to the west coast of NZ – also known as glacier country! Before setting out on the crowded hike […]
The Haast Pass
The Haast Pass is the southern most pass in New Zealand, as well as the rainiest and the lowest in elevation. The pass stretches approximately 90 kilometers (56 miles) from […]
Rob Roy Glacier
Just north of the bustling tourist hub of Queenstown sits the quaint city of Wanaka (wanna-kah). When we arrived the weather was less than ideal for hiking so we opted […]
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