Recent Inactivity
There has not been much on the website and blog recently as we have packed up our belongings and are traveling... plus a slight coffee laptop interface has rendered our laptop inoperative. For a quick update:
We left Wanganui on Feb 14th, spent a romantic night at the Flying Fox then headed north to Northland, the region beyond Auckland. Highlights included diving on the Poor Knights Islands and getting to the NW corner of the country, Cape Reinga.
On the 21st we picked up friends Jeff and Amy who were visiting for a week. We began in a fairly relaxed way by revisiting the Flying Fox and taking in a Super 14 Rugby game in Wellington... then managed a 4 day combo of partying Saturday night, half marathon Sunday (Jeff and Tim), climb up Ruapehu Monday (2800m, highest point in the north island) and Tongariro Crossing Tuesday. This is the classic day walk in the area, 17km with some serious climbing to see volcanic craters, lakes and spectacular mountains. We also diverted to take in the two main peaks Ngaruhoe (Mt Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" and Tongariro (see the website for earlier pictures of these two)).
Tracy and I are now embarking on a 3 day trip down the Wanganui River by canoe (kayak for the Americans) through some of the most isolated territory in the north island so don't expect an update for a few days! Then we sail for the south island for more adventures.
There has not been much on the website and blog recently as we have packed up our belongings and are traveling... plus a slight coffee laptop interface has rendered our laptop inoperative. For a quick update:
We left Wanganui on Feb 14th, spent a romantic night at the Flying Fox then headed north to Northland, the region beyond Auckland. Highlights included diving on the Poor Knights Islands and getting to the NW corner of the country, Cape Reinga.
On the 21st we picked up friends Jeff and Amy who were visiting for a week. We began in a fairly relaxed way by revisiting the Flying Fox and taking in a Super 14 Rugby game in Wellington... then managed a 4 day combo of partying Saturday night, half marathon Sunday (Jeff and Tim), climb up Ruapehu Monday (2800m, highest point in the north island) and Tongariro Crossing Tuesday. This is the classic day walk in the area, 17km with some serious climbing to see volcanic craters, lakes and spectacular mountains. We also diverted to take in the two main peaks Ngaruhoe (Mt Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" and Tongariro (see the website for earlier pictures of these two)).
Tracy and I are now embarking on a 3 day trip down the Wanganui River by canoe (kayak for the Americans) through some of the most isolated territory in the north island so don't expect an update for a few days! Then we sail for the south island for more adventures.
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