Always an Adventure
The India Venster Trail is the steepest of the walking paths up Table Mountain, talking a sinuous line to the summit under the cable car. If you google the trail you will see lots of articles about how spectacular it … Continued
Rarotonga may be the largest of the Cook Islands but it is still just a tiny, mountainous speck in the enormity of the Pacific only measuring 11km across its widest axis. It is encircled by a lagoon and protecting reef, … Continued
The original Māori name of Mount Pirongia is ‘Pirongia te aroaro o Kahu’ meaning ‘the fragrant presence of Kahu’. It’s a beautiful name for a mountain that dominates the area around Hamilton. I read in this DOC Information Pack that Kahu … Continued
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is the most famous single day hike in New Zealand. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of walkers complete it every day in the summer high season. Even with the crowds it’s still a fantastic walk but if you … Continued
More photos and info about the amazing outdoor places one can get to in Hong Kong with only a short boat, train or bus/taxi ride. Mountains, beaches and wildlife. Hong Kong Trail, Stage 1 and half of Stage 2 (Hong … Continued
This trek has been on my list since I was last in Nepal in 1999 visiting Lillian who spent several weeks in Pokhara on her medical elective, and when the chance came to join Kate and two of her friends … Continued
Lillian and I were lucky enough to meet ex-Governor Wilson last summer and when I commented that it was really cool to have a walking trail named after oneself he asked if we had walked it. To which the answer … Continued
We had some more Hong Kong adventures when we stopped there for a few days in January en route to New Zealand. The coolest thing was a 20km walk/run through the spectacular scenery of the Sai Kung Country Park, where … Continued
Three days after deciding to go to Scotland, Pete and I were starting the infamous Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye, scrambling along slippery rock in the rain towards the bivouac gear which we had left on a col about … Continued
