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 […]
Hiking
Mount Urchin – Day hike
This is a great hike to do if you like to see different teraine and views to die for. Make sure its a clear sunny day and you will definatlely enjoy it. Three highlights of the hike were the views from the top of Mount Ngauruhoe and mount Tongariro are spectacular. Not many people on […]
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Taranaki Falls Hike
This is 2 hour easy loop track was amazong highly recommend it, Top 3 hightlights were Seeing the waterfall and walking behind it absoultely magic. The scenery form lush closed in forest following a stream to open alpine terrain. That it was a loop track diffeent scenery each way. How do i get to the […]
Anne’s Waterfall Hike Christchurch
This hike is a fun one to do only 35 min drive from christchurch, hightlights were Trees are beautiful and different from normal, lots of bird life, you follow a stream for a bit black berries to eat along the way you can do it in a loop breathtaking senery on your drive to the […]
Old Coach Road Hike – Ohakune, NZ
Blog to come soon this walk starts from Marshall road carpark and is 2hours return.
Whirinaki Track 3 Day Hike – East Coast, NZ
AKA The Quest for the Orange Triangles Written by: Kirsten It was a cold, drizzly afternoon that we left the River Road carpark in our latest escapade of masochism. We were embarking on a three day journey through the Whirinaki Forest in the depths of winter. The track started off lovely, with a 4 hour […]
Kaimanawa Hut Hike – Central North Island, NZ
We headed to Oamaru Hut from Taharua Road last week near Taupo it was a 4 hour hike in and 12 km. We got 30 min away from the hut on dusk and found and nice spot by the river and camped the night there instead we never made it to the hut. This is […]
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Pirongia Hut Waikato NZ – Solo overnight hike
This is one of the most demanding walks I have done, but I do like a good challenge, so I enjoyed it. The challenges came from the constant climbing up and down along the ridge lines. It also rained, so it was muddy and slippery. Thank god for chains to pull yourself up with, otherwise […]
Lake Waikaremoana – 44km – 4 day hike – NZ
Here is a wee diary of our 3 night 4 day hike we really enjoyed with our highlight being the Korokoro Waterfall: DAY 1 – Onepoto to Whanganui hut by water taxi https://www.ngaituhoe.iwi.nz/alerts-and-important-information The driver was funny a young Maori guy from the area. We asked if he had walked the track and he said, […]
Abel Tasman NZ – 60 km – 2 days kayaking and 3 days hiking
Day 1 kayak- Marahau to Observation Beach 7km. We stopped at Fisherman’s Island on the way to explore a little and have a picnic lunch. Then we headed to the bigger island and saw a few seals (we had to stay 20m away from them) then headed for Observation Beach, which is a campsite with […]