Tom and I spent 4 days exploring the Tasmanian Peninsula including hiking two of the Three Capes – Cape Raul, and Cape Huay. Before colonisation, the Tasmanian Peninsula was home to the pydairrerme band of the oyster bay tribe. Remains of middens and stone artefacts remain in the landscape, although there is no recorded evidence […]
Freycenet National Park, including Mt Amos, was home to the Toorernomairremener people, of the Oyester Bay nation, who lived and cared for country here for tens of thousands of years before being displaced by colonisation. The Toorernomairremener people would have used the Freycenet coastline for hunting seals, mutton birds, possums and more. We are grateful […]
Walls of Jerusalem is in what was once the territory of the big river nation of aboriginal people in lutruwita/Tasmania. It is thought that the big river nation people would have used this area during warmer months of the year. This land always was, and always will be, aboriginal land. We are grateful that we […]
We hiked half of the West Highland Way, from Tyndrum to Fort William, in Scotland. We hiked 73kms in four days, an achievement for all of us! Day 1: Tyndrum to Inveronan – 14.5kms Day 2: Inveronan to Kingshouse – 16kms Day 3: Kingshouse to Kinlochleven – 14.5km Day 4: Kinlochleven to Fort William – […]
30/11/2019 – 10/12/2019 Auckland > Whatipu > Tawharanui > Uretiti > Opononi > Kai Iwi Lakes > Muriwai > Auckland > Pauanui. A stunning, relaxing and fabulously fun week and a half showing Tom what NZ is made of. We saw glow worms at Waipu, we tracked kiwis for my 30th, swum with phosphorescence at […]
Awesome time spent down in Turangi, dog-sitting for my Aunty and Uncle (shout out to Heather + Peter, thanks for lending us your beautiful place!). Wow what a get away! From swimming in the freezing Tongariro river (my skin actually hurt) to hiking Tongariro Crossing, making friends with Piwakawakas (fantails) at Wairakei Hotsprings, exploring the […]
We spent a relaxing 11 days house sitting for Heather and Peter in Turangi, 15/11/19 – 26/11/19
Spent the day at Karangahake Gorge with the wonderful Theresa Bridge. Exploring old gold mining tunnels where we found glow worms living, hiking, collecting leaves and even braving the waters for a fresh spring swim. Love an NZ summer I tell ya. Karangahake Gorge Walk – 13/11/19
A short ferry from Central Auckland brings you to Rangitoto, a relatively young, dormant volcanic island you can easily climb. You are walking on lava, surrounded by singing Tui and Piwakawaka and you feel like you are on another planet! Rangitoto Island – 02/11/2019
Had to take Tom to Piha – without a doubt one of my very most favourite places on this planet. Piha is a beautiful and wild west-coast beach, nestled within the huge Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. A lot of the tracks I love were closed to help combat Kauri dieback disease, but we still managed […]
