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Early Birds (Part Two) - An Epic Way to Start the Day
As a kid I would have never pictured myself as an educator. I love guiding and telling stories, but dealing with kids I...
Early Birds (Part One) - An Epic Way to Start the Day
It is strange how this world can give you something unexpected but then take it away before you get the chance to really...
The Roar of Winter (Part Two) - The Gertrude Valley
Wild, cold and brutal, winter is an angry beast sometimes. Until the construction of the Milford Road it was only the to...
The Roar of Winter (Part One) - The Gertrude Valley
It only took one visit and I was hooked. After my first trip on the Routeburn Track I knew I wanted to look at the might...
Snowed in Deep - Deep Cove
Patea / Doubtful Sound is a very remote location. To get there is a mission in itself, but well worth the effort and an...
Remote Remoteness - The Kingdom of Camelot
The power of Fiordland is immense. From its incredible rain soaked weather, to its unmatched, untouched, unbelievable be...
The Wairaurahiri River - Part 2
The ruggedness of the South Fiordland coastline was living up to its rough reputation. The Southern Ocean was choppy, he...
The Wairaurahiri River - Part 1
I strongly believe that anybody selling a tourism product has to have experienced the product! Nothing worse than hearin...