This is a post pretty much exclusively for my Dad, as he loves tugs. I had intended to show him the vast array of different tugs in New Zealand, but then I realised the majority of my photos were all...

The next day dawned bright and clear, which was great, as this day was basically stroll along a very long mountain ridge. Epic views followed. We walked from Angelus Hut over to Bushline hut across Mount Robert Ridge. This is...

Oh hellllo lakes! So, the eventual plan (after much dithering when hearing the abisman forcast) was to get the bus to St Arnaud and then do a 4 day trek around the lakes. We set off from the the Doc...

I travelled over to Nelson with the lovely Lettie Roach from Wellington. She was soon to start a pHD is Antartic sea ice modelling but had a week to spare for a short adventure. So, after much pondering, we decided...

A Mr Winter of Keep Turning Left fame told me that the crossing from North to South Island was one of the prettiest ferry journeys in the world. Well, he certainly wasn’t wrong! Certainly more picturesque than the King Harry...