On Sunday I laze in the sun reading a Wilderness magazine. 'The benefits of solo tramping outweigh the cons' encourages one article. I look at my calendar. I look at the weather. I decide to embark on a grand work-avoidance tramping scheme, departing on Tuesday to walk the Around the Mountain Circuit (AMC), the 4-5 day... Continue Reading →
Tramping: Pouakai Circuit, Mt Taranaki
With a week off work and still stiff from a tramp on Sunday, I plan an adventure on Monday morning, pack the car and drive to Stratford in Taranaki, 4.5hrs north of Wellington. Tonight I hunker down in my tent at the Stratford Holiday Park. "Hope you have a good sleeping bag" the host cheerfully says, as... Continue Reading →