Lake Matheson Circuit
The last hike on the coast on my bonus its-not-raining-yet day. It did start to drizzle at one...
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Tag: Hiking
Fox Glacier track
It still wasn’t raining, so i headed 16km down the road to Fox glacier track (trail). Not as scenic, but it gets you closer to the glacier and you can watch teams of ice climbers go up the ice from the base (something I...
Read MoreFranz Josef Glacier track
I awoke with no rain present and it was looking like I’d have at least half a day of weather good enough for a hike (or three). My first for the day was the Franz Josef glacier track with a side trip up Sentinel Rock....
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Hiking and the Meaning of Life
3 days to myself gives me a lot of time to think. Hiking gives me lots of space to think. The...
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Rock the Boat: North Island Days 2 & 3
My first excursion in New Zealand was to catch a boat, called The Rock, out of Paihia on the Bay...
Read MoreMossman Gorge
This morning I drove to the southern part of the Daintree rainforest to see the Mossman Gorge and do a short rainforest...
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