Trying to get back into my “normal” routines
Rejoining the “rat race” So I was AWOL last week, and for good reason I say. The place we were staying has little stable mobile reception; that and I needed a proper break away from the hustle and bustle of constant phone calls, emails, blogs etc etc etc. In all honesty it was a […]
I’m supposed to be “taking a break” but I thought I’d check in.
A bit of a quick check in with a Vlog I’m taking a bit of a “break” and taking some time out, however I thought I’d do a quick Vlog and let you know where things are at! I’m being kept to a pretty strict “one hour every two days” work time […]
We were hoping for a quiet couple of days away
Kumeti, 1 Feb 2018 After having a pretty icky January I was hanging out to get away and have a quiet couple of days away in the bush. I’d found a reasonably close (1 hr drive) DOC (Dept of Conservation) campground. It was a nice campsite, but alas the trip didn’t quiet […]
Assumptions about New Zealand Rivers.
Putting on my Outdoor Instruction Hat… One of my long term goals is to “section” walk Te Araroa, New Zealand’s “thru-hike” that runs the length of New Zealand, from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Te Araroa take walker through some of New Zealand’s most spectacular landscapes and I will probably be not be attempting this in […]
Hello 2018!
Happy New Year! First blog of the year, it’s going to be a bit of a wrap up of 2017 and some thoughts looking towards 2018. I’ll try and keep it brief but there’s a lot I did during 2017!
Trip Album: Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge
Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge: Ruahine Forest Park 14 & 15 December 2017 I’ve been travelling so much lately for the Enabling Good Lives work that I was well overdue for an outdoors trip. Needed some time out but also didn’t want to push myself “too” much, so I headed for Alice Nash Memorial […]
Another busy start to the week.
No rest for the wicked? This week I had the second of the Safeguarding Work Stream meetings for Enabling Good Lives. I’m still trying to get used to urban travel. We travel down to Wellington on a Monday afternoon for the meetings held on Tuesdays. It appears that heading to Wellington once a week (most […]
Time to catch my breath! Paraclimbing Trip Part I
It’s been a full on few weeks! Climbing NZ, Paraclimbing trip (I) Well it’s certainly been a busy few weeks, and things didn’t go quite to plan; but it has certainly been a bit of an adventure! I’m having to take it a little easy so thanks for being patient on waiting on my […]