
Takaosan Fire-walking Festival
On our eighth day in Tokyo we once again decided to venture out of the city. When we were planning … Continue reading Takaosan Fire-walking Festival
On our eighth day in Tokyo we once again decided to venture out of the city. When we were planning … Continue reading Takaosan Fire-walking Festival
Alana and I had driven through this area quite a few times, going from Christchurch out to Queenstown and beyond, … Continue reading Tekapo and Aoraki/Mt. Cook
Alana and I had been eyeing the Roys Peak hike in Wanaka for a while, but my mom and sister … Continue reading Roys Peak: The Pinnacle of Our Time in Wanaka
After our exciting encounter with the Dusky dolphins, we spent the night in Hanmer Springs before driving over to the … Continue reading West Coast is Best Coast
The rain continued, on and off, for the rest of our fourth night. When we woke up in the morning … Continue reading Abel Tasman Day 5
So much for this campsite not being crowded. After we had already gotten into the tent, a huge family arrived … Continue reading Abel Tasman Day 4
Since we didn’t have to get up for a low tide crossing today we slept in a bit later. Until, … Continue reading Abel Tasman Day 3
At some point that first night the baby stopped crying and I fell asleep. I can’t remember which happened first. … Continue reading Abel Tasman Day 2
After finishing our Christmas hike on the Kepler Track we spent a nice relaxing New Years in Christchurch, but it … Continue reading Great Walk #5: The Abel Tasman Coast Track
We did it! And it only took about three hours! Ha! Take that, post second day low self esteem! Alana … Continue reading Kepler Track Day 4