Remember my favourite hostel in New Zealand? Well, here is a photo from Hopewell. Little paradise on earth, if you ask me! The kayaks belong to the hostel. I rented one of those kayaks and had a wonderful but stiff paddle! I went with a roommate, but she didn’t like kayakking at all. She wasn’tContinue reading “Paradise”
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Clouds rolling in
January 2012. I had my mind set on exploring a very remote part of New Zealand: the Catlins. I took a bus trip and decided to spend a few days in Curio Bay. When I arrived, the sun was shining and Hector’s dolphins were swimming in the surf. In the evening we went to lookContinue reading “Clouds rolling in”
A beautiful world
One of the things on my bucket list was doing a multiple day trek with a full pack. January 2012, I could tick that off my list: I hiked the Routeburn Track, a 32km trek through Mt. Aspiring N.P. and Fiordland N.P., New Zealand! Most people do the tramp (Kiwi word for a trek) inContinue reading “A beautiful world”
No cloudpiercing today, Aoraki
January 2012. On the Intercity bus from Queenstown to Christchurch, the 8-hour trip that ended up taking 9 hours. We still had a comfortable break at this stunning piece of scenery, looking to Mt. Cook (Aoraki, nothing ‘cloudpiercy’ about it that day!) It’s absolutely ridiculous how icy blue this water is! No tricks, no creativeContinue reading “No cloudpiercing today, Aoraki”
Lake Wakatipu
January 2012. The bus from Tracknet left Queenstown very early in the morning to take a group of excited adventurers to the start of the Routeburn Track on the South Island of New Zealand. It was a windy road and the ride became bumpy when the unsealed road began. The early morning light, the gorgeousContinue reading “Lake Wakatipu”
Alive and Trekking 