Tramping, Tales, Training and Travails
If it's 'authoritarian' to stay home for four,Recall the kin sent off to war!Just sit on your arse,You can wait out this farce,Then be back with your friends of slack-jaw. Well done getting four doz. loo rolls.Will you eat them if it's for you the bell tolls?If someone can't wipe their assThey'll just do it... Continue Reading →
Way back when I first watched The Notebook I had had a few beers and I wasn't paying a lot of attention. So little that, when the final scene came and Allie realises who the Duke is, I mistook who it was. I thought the movie was a bit naff but the ending was surprisingly... Continue Reading →
A-frame, putaputa stream, 09.05.2021 A small group of Meetup trampers met to find the A-frame shelter on the Putaputa stream that feeds the Hutt River. Given there's not much out there about this, thought I'd share our timing without giving too much away! Carpooling from the city, we meet up at the Rivendell carpark -... Continue Reading →
Sunk costs and sunk spirits collide with amazing scenery on this much anticipated fail-tramp of the Milford Track over summer with Claire's parents. Milford Track 17-20.01.2021 The four of us arrive to the wharf and it isn't raining. We stick the carkey in a lockbox and leave the car, knowing we'll see it in four... Continue Reading →
I got a parking ticket. I got a parking ticket and it violates all that is fair, Just and decent. Since I am technically wrong and I'm powerless to do anything, here's my catharsis. Claire and I are getting married soon - it's very exciting - and my best men and I need to look... Continue Reading →
Tableland Circuit, 09-11.01.2021 A much-recommended trail in the Kahurangi National Park with a lot of unique interest, Claire and I set out for two nights on the Tableland Circuit as part of our South Island Summer Roady. The long, steep gravel road up to Flora is shrouded in mist at 500metres and completely lost at... Continue Reading →
Lake Chalice overnighter and loop 04-05.01.2021 An easy short walk to overnight in a classic hut on the shores of Mount Richmond Forest Park's only real lake, Claire and I kick off our southern roady in comfort. Lake Chalice is south-west of Blenheim. We reach it via considerable driving on North Bank Road (35km?) and... Continue Reading →
Papatahi crossing, 04 - 05.12.2020 The Papatahi crossing begs to be walked when you view the Remutaka Range in the zoomed-out topo view. It runs east-to-west across the range with huts dotted along at handy intervals. Unfortunately the coolness of crossing a mountain range creates a logistical hurdle getting home I never overcame in planning,... Continue Reading →
Pakuratahi Forks to Ngatiawa River 14-15.11.2020 A trail of exploration and mystery close to Wellington, Nik, Gawrav and I tackled our biggest off-track adventure to date on this Bushcraft Wellington Meetup trip. We set off from Pakuratahi Forks at 7:30am. There's one other chap out here, heading off to that A-frame. He shakes his head... Continue Reading →
Waiorongomai Hut 26.09.2020 (2hrs one way) I had meant this weekend trip to be a newbie-friendly Bushcraft Wellington Meetup overnighter but cancelled due to insufficient interest, backed up by a terrible forecast. But Saturday day was OK, so Dave and I headed out to visit this isolated spot in the northern Rimutakas. Getting there is... Continue Reading →
Sheridan Creek 19.07.2020 Didn't find much to educate myself on this before I left so thought I'd share a little daywalk Claire, Dave and I did this weekend up from Otaki Forks. Back in the days of the Tararua range's grand trees being plucked, there were logging operations down this south-western corner of Otaki Forks.... Continue Reading →
Carrington Ridge 13-14.06.2020 Post-lockdown, I put an 'easy 5hr days overnight loop' on Meetup and to my delight a bunch of familiar faces and a lovely new one come along - Mike, Nik and Marco. We get rolling from Wellington around 7am and head over to the Wairarapa to enjoy some winter tramping. Marco is... Continue Reading →
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