Mythical Tongariro Crossing!
After crossing the Cook Strait by ferry, we arrived at Wellington, New Zealand’s city capital. In Wellington I picked up Nathalie, who will be traveling …
Tag: Great Walks
The North of South Island
After Wanaka, it was time to go north, along the West Coast. The views were beautiful but the road was so narrow and winding that it …
A day on the Routeburn Track
After one day of full rest, I was ready for another hike. The Routeburn Track stretches 32 kilometres through the Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks …
Milford Track (part two)
Day 3 Even if we walked less kilometers, this was the hardest day of the trek (14km, 400m up and 1000m down, 7hrs). The day …
Milford Track (part one)
Quintin Mackinnon and Ernest Mitchell were the first Europeans to travel overland from Lake Te Anau to Milford Sound in 1888 and their route became …