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Happy to be back in Flagstaff!... read more

Very late, but a video from the Abel Tasman Coastal Track in late January.... read more

Our final day on the Milford Track.... read more

The photos speak for themselves!... read more

Kate was in New Zealand last week. She flew into Christchurch and we headed for the West Coast. We made a stop at Fox Glacier before continuing to the Copland River valley for a night at the Welcome Flat Hut. That night, Kate and I rested in the hot pools around the hut under a clear night sky. The next day we went to Mt Aspiring National park for the night. The following morning Kate proposed going to the Aspiring Hut, so we did just that. Kate got the unlucky sleeping arrangement, and was kept awake by the prepubescent snoring darkhorse. It rained all morning, but when we finally left, the weather eased, and by the time we got back to the Cruizz it was a fine day. We camped that night outside Queenstown. Her trip ... read more

Max and I decided to go for the 125 km Northwest Circuit track on Stewart in Rakiura National Park in an effort to come across the Brown kiwi. We were told there was a good chance we would see one. Others told us only 10% of those who do this tramp actually get to see a kiwi. On the third day we heard some rustling and a big heafty kiwi took off, but only Max really got a good look at it. I was beginning to lose hope that I would actually see one. Other trampers were making it sound like the kiwi were out in flocks, but even at night during prime foraging hours, I had no luck. One morning, on the beginning of a long day, I heard something off the trail and sure ... read more