After all that paddling (and rain) of our canoe trip, we decide to skip any further adventures and just take it easy in Auckland instead. Having gorged ourselves on essentially crackers and dips for the past 4 days we are craving some decent food, and our memories of Auckland are sweet so back we go. […]
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Auckland, take-1 & the Coromandel Peninsula
Arriving in Auckland at 6am from Papeete I realise that I managed to book a hotel night for a night that we literally just skipped – we had just crossed the dateline….. No matter, after several incredibly beautiful weeks on the waters of French Polynesia but starved of decent food, most notably fresh vegetables but […]
Rapid Destroyers VS Fire n’ Fairies: the ultimate race down Whanganui
The challenge: 124km in 3.5 days, down rapids and narrow gorges. Who will arrive first (and dry)? Rapid Destroyers: the team Members: 3 Member 1: Nilay AKA Amazing Spotter Member 2: Vyas AKA Brave Swimmer Member 3: Papa AKA Super Director Number of falls: Day 1: 2 😐 Day 2: 0 😄 Day 3: 0 […]