By Kirsten Moratz It was a sunny and brisk day in late September that we set off for a luxury weekend getaway in the Kaimais. We had decided to do a bit of a different adventure to normal and go off track. A couple years ago, Amber did a course where they went into the […]
Author: Kirsten Moratz
Karapiro Glowworm Kayak Adventure
This tour was a group adventure with Adventure Seeker Women’s Only Adventures, that Amber booked through the Boatshed Kayaks. We started the journey at Lake Karapiro at the end of Finlay Rd, where we met the rest of our group and the kayaks. There were 6 of us in total, plus our tour guide. We […]
Pinnacles Hut
The Pinnacles has been an elusive hike for us. We have tried to do it several times in the past, but it always got cancelled, usually on the morning of. Once, the road was flooded so the track couldn’t be accessed, another time we were in a covid lockdown, and the third time was again […]
The Heaphy Track
Day 1 We started the Heaphy Track on a brisk morning at the end of April at the Brown Hut end of the track. We parked our car in the parking lot, managed to get our packs on our backs (with some difficulty), and started walking with high spirits. We had begun a 4 day […]
The Slippery Slope – Turoa, NZ
27-28/07/2020 On a Monday morning in late July, we started our day by waking up at stupid o’clock, packing up the car, and beginning the 4 hour journey to the snow. It was a beautiful but ridiculously long drive. We were in high spirits, both very excited to hit the slopes with our brand-new snowboards […]