Category Archives: New Zealand

Last Hike in the South

After our previously mentioned lie in we roused ourselved and drove into town to meet the A Cappellas and Inspiration Ladies. We chatted in a small cafe for an hour or so before Ed and Cornelia had to leave for … Continue reading

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Waikawa

Before leaving Blenheim we booked ourselves onto the 1:10pm Thursday ferry to Wellington. The drive from Blenheim to Picton was took a fraction of the time compared to most of our recent travels – mainly because a mere 26km separated … Continue reading

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White’s Bay

Monday morning was taken up with having the car oil and filters changed. While waiting for the work to be done I visited the information site to gather information on local hikes. They punted me to the Department of Conservation … Continue reading

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Escaping Winter

We spent the evening doing a bit of research on Fiji. We’ve refined our plans for this year to more or less spend 6 months hanging around Fiji. After reading the info we had I’ve begun to get a bit … Continue reading

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Almost Mount Isobel

No rush getting up this morning. After overnight rain the day looked promising. By 10am we were at the Waterfall/Mount Isobel trail head (up McIntyre Road) and on our way up. The foliage around us was much greener and lush … Continue reading

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