Whatipu + Omanawanui Track
12th June 2016 – Day walk around Whatipu – Looping up via Omanawanui Track and back down via Kura Track Short track details at KAHA (28th May 2017 Redux)
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Lake Taupo + Mount Tauhara
5th June 2016 – Solo trip to Taupo. Sailing Barbary then a hike up Mount Tauhara (Private land)
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24th May 2016 – Melbourne City and Suburban Dandenong snaps taken in between times during a work trip Travel tip. Buses around Dandenong cease around 9:30 p.m. Learned this when the Pakenham line trained ran behind schedule and ended up missing the last bus connection by 5 minutes. Ended up having to walk the […]
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Tanekaha Walk
15th May 2016 – Tanekaha walk, Mangawhai. (Starting from Cove road car park)
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8th May 2016 – Short walk + Explore around Waiuku Forest.
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25th April 2016 – Day Walk at Thames, Coromandel Ranges – Waiotahi-Karaka track loop
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Part of my Easter Weekend Spontaneous Solo trip. Decided to stop off at Wairere Falls, Waikato, en-route to Whakatane for a short (but steep-ish) walk up to the top of Wairere falls.
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Visit (including swim) at Blue Springs, the 2nd short walk of the trip (Loop track option from Leslie Road), before heading back to Auckland.
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28th March 2016 – Helicopter Trip to White Island Volcano (Private Scenic Reserve), with Frontier Helicopters. I had sprained my Ankle the weekend before. The doctors at Greenlane Ascot A & E had directed me that hiking was off the table this Easter long weekend. While my effective walking range was limited I was still […]
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