On a sunny day there’s nothing better than putting on hiking boots, grabbing a pack and a picnic, and heading out for a walk. Walking: putting one foot in front of the other, sometimes going uphill, sometimes downhill; the path may be smooth or maybe a little rough, meaning you have to tread carefully to […]
Tag: Hiking
Trailling
As I go about my daily life I have a constant nag telling me I haven’t yet finished our Newfoundland stories. Particularly apposite is that it’s about a year since we put the final touches to our itinerary and started booking flights and accommodation – the memory of our credit card bills from this time […]
Gros Morne
Given that most of Newfoundland is likely to be under a few feet of snow right now it may seem strange to read this, but please note the dates. I’m still catching up on our trip, the hold up with posting often being the wait for photos – my photographer is a busy man and […]
Gros Morne: Tablelands
25-27th July Gros Morne, the largest National Park in Newfoundland, is effectively split into two where the sea punches inland with the long, steep-sided, arm of Bonne Bay. The hills rise behind our accommodation, the sun sinking into them in the early evening and offering a brief respite from the heat. The next morning ominous […]
Toulinquet*
21-24th July The road to Twillingate, the northernmost point of the Kittiwake Coast, is a twisty affair. It winds around small headlands and smaller coves and crosses causeways that link the many islands. Finally it ends at the sea and, for us, a view of a large iceberg framed perfectly by the harbour heads. Less […]
To the Island
19-20th July 2023 On the drive to the Fogo Island ferry terminal, the calm beauty of the Wonder Shore receding in the rearview mirror, we joke that we must be relaxed as we haven’t checked ferry times and we’re not really stressing about it. We arrive at 12.15 to find we’ve just missed a ferry […]
Oh Buono Vista
10-14th July 2023 In 1497, John Cabot, a Genoan sailing under an English flag (hence the Anglicisation of his name from Giovanni) spotted land for the first time since leaving Britain. Oh, buono vista! he exclaimed. Thus was the Bonavista Peninsula, and the town, named. The town is a strange place, roads twisting and bending, […]
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Although we’re rarely sitting-on-our-arses-doing-nothing types, we’re not always up for a long walk at this time of the year. We might do a quick blat around the block or a shorter walk up the mountain, but if the weather isn’t particularly good we’re just as likely to look out of the window and think, nah, […]
Hauraki Rail Trail – Te Aroha
November 2022 Another day, another set of squally showers, this time accompanying us to Te Aroha, a small town alongside the trail. Not sure what I expected but it wasn’t a tidy place with well-kept public areas, including a heritage precinct and some lovely parks and gardens. Sculptures made from scrap metal dot the main […]
Tree Trunk Gorge
About an hour’s drive northeast of Ohakune, deep in the Kaimanawa Forest, the Tree Trunk Gorge track leads off a narrow road and into the bush. It follows the line of an old road associated with the Tongariro Power Scheme and is mostly wide and straightforward, albeit shared use with mountain bikes. Neil rode it […]
Tracy Annenberg 