Sep 8, 2016
Kiwi Scenes & a Ginger Beard
Finally, after sifting through much GoPro footage, losing a large chunk of content, finding a back up of the content and then a few spare...
Jan 8, 2015
The life that was - Reflecting on an adventure
This is it folks, the last blog that I will post regarding my walk, the length of New Zealand. Here I would like to summarize and...
Nov 23, 2014
The forests, the darkest hour and the finish - Paihia to Cape Reinga
Okay, let me fill in the final days of the walk… From Pahia I had an easy day walk through Waitangi Forest to reach Kerikeri. Despite...
Oct 25, 2014
Seeing the sea - Whangarei to Paihia
Hello! As most people already know I have finished the walk. The last days of walking were incredible, but I did not have access to a...
Oct 5, 2014
Good times, confusing times and enlightening times - Auckland to Whangarei (feat. Vipassana)
After the weekend of Pirongia, I returned to Auckland on Monday morning thanks to Matthew. I spent the day organising extra gear to be...
Sep 23, 2014
Learning to walk again - Hamilton to Auckland (feat. Pirongia)
Blog time! It's been great getting back on the trail, and despite my reservations regarding the trail leading up to Auckland, there have...
Aug 25, 2014
Walking again! - Hamilton
Hola! The long awaited return to the trail is about to happen. Actually, it just has! It has taken almost 8 weeks for my foot come good...
Jul 9, 2014
This probably isn't a surprise anymore... - National Park to (almost) Hamilton
Well, I'm stuck, again. Most frustratingly, just as I was getting a decent rhythm again after the big hiatus from Te Araroa. From...
Jun 10, 2014
Paddling, not walking! - National Park to Palmerston North
Okay, I'll keep this post brief-er. It's been a pretty awesome three weeks of basically just being on 'holiday'. I spent some time in...
May 21, 2014
Cool & calm Kawekas - Palmerston North to Taupo Pt. II
Unlike the Ruahines, I got the feeling of a much more settled set of Ranges in the Kaweka Forest Park. I had a bit of variety with the...
May 21, 2014
Rough & Rugged Ruahines - Palmerston North to Taupo Pt. I
The Ruahine (pronounced 'Ruaheenee') Ranges...the element of this entire walk that I had been anxious about since preparation. I knew...
May 4, 2014
Watery, windy & wicked Tararuas - Waikanae to Palmerston North
When I say watery, I mean it rained if not hailed everyday; when I say windy, I mean winds so strong I genuinely feared being blown off a...
Apr 17, 2014
Jarred - Wellington to Waikanae
So, without even making it out of the Wellington region I've had to stop due to injury, again! Knees, what are they good for?! I had...
Apr 5, 2014
Thank you South Island! - Havelock to Ship Cove
On the morning that I left Havelock, I walked out of the backpackers while everyone was still asleep…at 10am. After following the road...
Mar 30, 2014
Into the wild - St. Arnaud to Havelock
I had been told that the place to get proper solitude while on TA (which is something I've been wanting from the start) was through this...
