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Solo Mueller Hut trek

The track to the Mueller Hut is a 10.4 km hike with an elevation gain of 1000m. I've been wanting to do this one for a very long time, ...
Picton to Kaikoura and the seal colony

Picton the road from Picton to Kaikoura \ Kaikoura Just for scale - those black dots in the middle are people!
My awesome little mobile office

Lots of people ask me how I live and work in a small van. For me, it's the best way to focus - just me, my self-contained vehicle, freed...
Solo hike up Roy's Peak, Wanaka

A 16km route, rising 1228m in elevation. Richard and I climbed this peak in the winter of 1998 in the snow, and I have always wanted to go ...
Solo Tongariro Alpine Crossing trip

"The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is heralded as the best one-day trek in New Zealand and is regarded as among the top ten single-day trek...
Solo overnight tramp - Mangatapopo Hut, Tongariro

Whakapapa Village to Mangatepopo Hut Time: 3 - 5 hr. Distance: 8.5 km This track is the first section of the Tongariro Northern Circuit, a...
Kapiti Island and Orca

Kapiti Island Nature Tours - Half Day Trip to Waiorua Kapiti Island is one of New Zealand's oldest and most important nature reserves, a...
The Hooker Valley Track - Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Wikipedia says that this walk was once described as the 'best day walk' in New Zealand. The views are stunning, and I always love wa...
Crossing the Cook Strait with Bluebridge

Crossing the Cook Strait with Bluebridge The first time I've driven (myself) onto a ferry, and the first time I've crossed the Cook ...
The Routeburn Track

I've wanted to do the Routeburn Track since I arrived in New Zealand in 1990. Thirty years later I ticked it off! Joined by Sharon P....

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