Introduction There’s a particular kind of person who shoots off a boat the moment it docks, overtakes everyone on the jetty, and disappears up a trail at a pace that suggests they’ve either trained seriously for this or simply haven’t registered yet...
Introduction There’s something deeply suspicious about waking up before sunrise on vacation. Normal people roll over and go back to sleep. Ambitious hikers lace up boots and voluntarily walk uphill for several hours. And yet, here we are. A Morning hike at Ben Lomond...
Introduction Let’s be upfront about something: I did not waltz up Queenstown Hill in a linen shirt looking effortlessly windswept. There was huffing. There was a brief philosophical crisis somewhere around the 800-foot elevation mark. And there was definitely a...
Walking the Windy Wellington Trail to Mount Victoria Perhaps the title is not really accurate as there is no such thing other than in my imagination of a “Windy Wellington Trail to Mount Victoria”. But it does somewhat describe what went down. We had a...
An Unexpected Jewel: The Mercer Bay Loop Track There are times when reality just doesn’t match the hype. You build up an expectation, and the actual experience, while not necessarily disappointing, can leave you feeling a tad underwhelmed. My trek from South...
