Category Archives: South Pacific

Hiking around Murchison

As planned we did go on two hikes today. The early promise of blue skies evaporated rather quickly and we were left with mostly overcast and occasional drizzle – which isn’t too bad for hiking. First stop was to a … Continue reading

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Nelson Lakes / Murchison

Having stayed the night in a cabin packing up this morning was straightforward. By 9:30 we were on our way inland. We had looked at the weather forecast which stated that the region was expecting rain and possible thunder late … Continue reading

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Abel Tasman National Park

We are exhausted but happy with our experiences of the last couple of days. On Wednesday morning we packed the tent and the remainder of its contents into the car then headed off into town to pick up some rolls … Continue reading

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A really lazy day

Every now and then it’s nice just to sit back and do not a lot. That’s been today all right. We have done a few things. We’ve made up our minds how to spend the next few days. We’ve decided … Continue reading

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Motueka

The weather refused to improve for rest of the day in Wellington. We decided to go for the 4pm showing of the Green Hornet and eat later. We struggled through the cold rain the short distance to the cinema and … Continue reading

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