

Shredding fat and eating like a king - Boyle Village to St. Arnaud
This section has been a highlight for me. The trail has seen me climb over the Waiau Pass and Travers Saddle in perfect weather, making...
Mar 17, 2014


Rain, hail, frost, snow and rivers - Lake Coleridge to Boyle Village
What a section! Once again, this trip is full of surprises and this last section hasn't exactly gone the way I would have liked. Despite...
Mar 8, 2014


Doing the slippery tussock two-step - Lake Tekapo to Lake Coleridge
As I think back about this recent section, it hasn't been my most favourable section, but I can't help but laugh at the experiences I've...
Feb 24, 2014


Braemar Road, a little secret - Twizel to Lake Tekapo
@page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } This section was short, but very special. I broke it up over two...
Feb 15, 2014


Busier than a state highway on the South Island - Wanaka to Twizel
@page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } I wasn’t sure whether I would be able to describe exactly how...
Feb 12, 2014


And then there were mountains... - Queenstown to Wanaka
The four days leading to Wanaka were my first taste of properly challenging, but more importantly, stunning. Without a doubt, the section...
Feb 4, 2014


Taking the scenic recovery route from Bluff to Queenstown
Kia ora! It's been a while since I've been able to stop for a good few hours with access to a computer. It's pretty rainy today, and it...
Jan 26, 2014
Dunedin & not what I anticipated
I can't say I had planned much of what has happened so far, but I guess that's what makes travelling so interesting... On Monday the 9th...
Dec 17, 2013


100 Days...yes, I'm counting!
Today marks exactly one hundred days until I depart for New Zealand! Exciting times. I have decided to fly directly into a town called...
Sep 1, 2013


First Blog Entry!
Well, things are starting to come together, which is a nice feeling after a few months of everything being so up in the air. I seem to be...
Apr 22, 2013
The Heysen Trail
In May 2012 I walked from Cape Jervis to Kapunda in South Australia, following The Heysen Trail.
Apr 9, 2013
We Can End Avoidable Blindness by 2020
A short video about some of The Foundation's objectives.
Apr 3, 2013







