places we’ve been
We wake early again and head to the kitchen for breakfast after a rough night of sleep. Today is our longest day of walking, and it includes a side trip up to Korokoro Falls about an hour after we set off. There are rimu groves on the way up to the falls and we have […]
I wake again after going back to bed when my 5am foray to check out the sunrise showed me we had our head in the clouds. It’s around 6:30am and I’ve had a fitful sleep – my earplugs aren’t fitting comfortably and there’s at least two of my bunk mates that had a snorechestra going […]
It’s Christmas Eve and another one of those mornings that I’m glad we usually wake early – we have to be up, showered, breakfasted, packed, and ready to go by 8:00 am, to get to the pickup point for our Lake Waikaremoana track transport. Nic and I are spending four days walking the Lake Waikaremoana […]
Things you might not know about me No.277 :: I will totally plan a weekend away around a place I’ve found to stay in, a restaurant, or an interesting walk. And, our whole Dunedin weekend was planned because (a) we haven’t been away recently, (b) I love adventures and get seriously twitchy when I haven’t […]
Interesting things I now know about Dunedin’s railway station The NZ government sold it to Dunedin city council for $1 in 1994 On the floor in the main foyer of the building are 57 panels made up of mosaic tiles with the nine central panels showing a small English steam engine, NZR logos and other […]
Vogel Street Kitchen was a spectacular find. Housed in the warehouse district, this place was our breakfast place for two days running. The breakfast supplies we’d bought to enjoy over a lie in ended up coming home with us. It has a vintage-industrial feel that we both love, has great food and a great vibe. […]
ANZAC day this year, Nic, Nod, Jordan and I took a ferry to Tiritiri Matangi (which means”looking to the wind” or “wind tossing about”). some of New Zealand’s most endangered birds in the wild including takahē, kōkako, saddleback/tīeke and hihi/stitchbird can all be seen and heard on this island, making it truly amazing to visit. […]