Collingwood day trips, Golden Bay, 8 Dec 2023

Eight of us enjoyed a stunning weekend in Golden Bay, staying in a bach in Collingwood for two nights and doing day walks on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was perfect weather for a walk along the coastline from Farewell Spit to Wharariki Beach. We left...

Mt. Patriarch, Kahurangi NP, 21 Oct 2023

The drive to Siberia in the Wangapeka was without incident, apart from Brian missing 2 turnoffs. Thankfully he didn’t repeat this during the tramp! The Dart ford was straightforward, water levels having dropped substantially from the high flood 4 days...

Mt Cupola, Nelson Lakes NP, 8 September 2023

Cupola Hut is a great cosy place, with its little porch. It is situated high amongst the mountains. It’s many other attributes are that it’s above sandfly height, not on the Te Araroa Trail, nor on the Instagram / TikTok tourist route. Though if I...

Larapinta trail, West MacDonnell National Park, NT, Australia, 26 Aug 2023

Four women gathered in Alice Springs to prepare for a 13 day tramp on the Larapinta trail. Astrid, Kathy and Debbie, new to Alice Springs, managed to fit in preparing the food drops AND have a 3 day sightseeing trip to Uluru and Kings Canyon, while...

Kahurangi for Matariki, Kahurangi NP, 14 July 2023

Seven of us arrived at Flora car park about 11am and were soon underway to Salisbury Lodge. Rain gear was donned and doffed as required by the occasional rain showers, and after about 4 hours walk we arrived at Salisbury Lodge. There were plenty of...