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, […]
Waterfalls
Kayaking to Okete Falls, Raglan
Location: Raglan, New Zealand Last weekend, a crew of us locals from Raglan headed out on the water, including Chris J, Chris G, Briar, Alyssa and her friend, Libby, Jai, Isa, Zac, Hannah, Kitty, and myself. We kayaked from Lorenzen Bay to Okete Falls in Raglan. The paddle took us about 30-45 minutes one way […]
Kayaking to Okete Falls Raglan New Zealand
This was a great little kayak, we started from the bottom of Lorenzen bay, with our kayaks rented from JD of Raglan Adventures https://www.raglanadventures.co.nz They charge $60 for a double and $40 for a single for all day hire. JD, the owner of the busiess was super helpful and gave us a map to find […]
Aratiatia Dam release Taupo New Zealand
Before After How do I find it? Just put “Aratiatai Dam” into google maps and it will take you to the dam location, drive to the dam and you will find carpark there. The pathway to the viewing of the dam release is across the road and about a 5 min walk in the […]
Waterfall jumping – Vanuatu
On one of our days in Vanuatu we explored the “Rarru Rentapoa Waterfall”. The tour guide was a nice lady who told us about how she used to jump off the waterfalls here as a child, and it was a fun place for her and her friends to hang out. The walk to the waterfall […]
Waitawheta Overnight Hike NZ North Island
This was a really enjoyable hike even for the middle of winter in New Zealand mainly because we were not camping but staying in a hut with a fireplace. We started from the end of Franklin road ( the link to a map is below) https://www.google.com/maps/place/Franklin+Rd,+Waihi+3682/@-37.4551883,175.7772027,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d6d9096ea71114d:0x33d9e4eafbe36fb1!8m2!3d-37.4551926!4d175.7793914 which is 15 min from Waihi. The hike took […]
Caving, Waitomo, North island, New Zealand, lost world epic
This adventure was done with Waitomo adventure it was the tour called “The lost world epic” a 7 hour trip all up. It was a very challenging caving adventure as the water level was higher than normal which made more exciting. We saw a lot of glow worms which were very pretty. We also saw […]
Canyoning in Spain
This was a great adventure. The crew for this one was Eva and Javi (who live in Spain) and myself. I was keen to try canyoning in Spain after doing it in a couple of locations in New Zealand. We did our research and decided to go with Guias Malouco, which is 30 – 40 […]
Waterfall Walk in Medewi, Bali
This adventure I went on with my friend Georgina and a guy named Julian who we met in Medewi. We all decided to get on our scooters and go on a mission to find a waterfall that one of the locals had told us about. The waterfall was called Juwuk Manis. We asked a few […]
Wairere Falls New Zealand
Waiwere Falls is situated approximately halfway between Te Aroha and Matamata in New Zealand’s North Island. The walk is spectacular and one of my favourites in the Waikato region. The track weaves through moss covered rocks and tree roots. Large boulders form natural pools and cascading waterfalls. The waterfall, at 153m, is one of the […]