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Woke to a fantastic warm morning with another day of exploring the local surroundings arranged by Jude, the first part is the Upper Matakitaki to cross over the Maruia Saddle to Burnbrae where it meets Hwy 65 where the Lewis Pass comes out exits heading west. As per the day before it was what Jude and I considered a easy road which at this time of the year can comfortably be done in a average car… give or take the odd pan strike from one of the very few small rocks that may have strayed from their historical resting place to the middle of theRead More →

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As per usual I love perusing our map book looking for roads tracks we haven’t been on. We leave Murchison in Jimny heading up the Mangles Valley road that follows the Mangles River, a lovely river with many deep pools that looked very inviting. We head up the Braeburn track classed as 4WD but was pretty easy to drive with 4 small creek crossings along the way, we then drop down to Lake Rotoroa a long narrow lake completely surrounded by native beech forest, a lovely camping area and quite a few holiday cribs, popular for families and I bet the fishing is great too.Read More →

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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 →