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The West Coast has one of New Zealand’s best coastlines and some of New Zealand’s earliest history and hardships. It’s true that the coasters are a tough breed… and they’re proud of it. Although they’re protective of their patch they’re a welcoming breed and keen to point you to some good locations. Jude usually does our research to select the adventures and she does a great job. We parked at the NZMCA pop at Westport which to our surprise… we’ll maybe not that much of a surprise we bumped into John and Anna, friends we wrote about in our previous post. Later while going offRead More →

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Well Reefton is a place where you may think WTF can you do in Reefton… well what an amazing place at this time of the year, sunny, warm, MTB trails and good cafe’s. Is that it you may say to your self as you read our blog but no… if there is one thing that I have enjoyed in this Moho lifestyle is the people you meet. Over the past two nights we have got to know Karen and Nick Schouten who have been living on the road for just over two years, covering in our discussions everything from Moho life, cycling, track and hikesRead More →

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Leaving a cold Christchurch head north, improving weather SUN oh yay! After experiencing beautiful weather in the McKenzie country and Fairlie temp drop 29*c to 12! Stopped in Amberley for a coffee at the Little Vintage Cafe and very good coffee at that highly recommended 😉 We cruise on up to Hurunui stop at The Balmoral Recreation Reserve for the night a stunning area with plenty of space and Hurunui River not too far away …. fishing yeah nah very dirty and high after thunderstorms 😖. We enjoy a lovely evening thunder booming round the hills and down comes the rain! The following day dawnsRead More →

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Twizel, the place of trout and Salmon fishing…. well maybe for the experts anyway. Jude has taken up trout fishing, she bought a lovely rod, some spinners, soft baits and weights of various shapes and sizes, mostly recommended by YouTube and local shops. For the past three days it has been trial and error as she learns the intricate ins and outs of knot tying, casting and stealth… well a giant fluorescent pink elephant trying to hide on a tennis court would have a better chance of being not seen than Jude. So far we have seen more trout than I have ever seen, unfortunatelyRead More →

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[Sunday 14 Oct] We decide to explore the northern reaches of the Fairlie Basin, we head to Monument Corner, appropriately named in the middle of the road a monument dedicated to servicemen from the area whom died in the Wars, it is a roundabout on a country road. From there we continue on the Lochaber Road climbing up to the Meikleburn Saddle between the High Clayton’s and Four Peaks Range opens up into beautiful valley with the Orari River making its way east. Big well run stations, we continue up as far as we can go approx 26 km, stunning area surrounded by river valleysRead More →

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Time to move on today but before we do there is just one more walk track for us to knock off. Jude has kept reminding me since we’ve been in Tekapo, that she wouldn’t mind climbing Mt John, knowing when she says “I wouldn’t mind”… it means we’re going to lol. The morning was -2 when we woke but a nice warm Moho and a hot breakfast completed, we headed off to the start of the track. I looked at the sign that said an hour to the top… that’s cool as I am confident that we can do it in half the states time.Read More →