Routeburn Track
Our road trip down the West Coast ends at the adventure capital of the world, Queenstown, where a shuttle bus takes us to the start of the 20-mile alpine Routeburn Track, another of the Great Walks and the second New […]
Heaphy Track
My daughter, Hayley, is touring New Zealand and several countries in the Far East, which is the perfect opportunity to join her for a couple of weeks on the South Island to hike two trails from 100 Hikes of a
Day 293: Benderloch to Barcaldine
Catching the first bus each morning in the cold and dark is wearing, so I treat myself to a later start. Unfortunately, this means the incoming tide now blocks the An Sailean marshes, forcing me back to the road, which
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Day 292: Bridge of Clachan to Oban
“Bridge of Clachan please.” “Not jumping off it are you?” “It’s a bit cold for that!” Do I look desperate? Mind you, who in their right mind boards the first bus at 7 am in the rain? I’m the only
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Day 291: Easdale & Seil Islands
It’s pitch black as I cross the Bridge over the Atlantic onto Seil Island, the only passenger on the first bus to Ellenabeich village and the ferry to Easdale Island. The driver will pick me up anywhere along his route
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Day 290: Isle of Luing
Luing is the largest of the Slate Islands — “the islands that roofed the world” — yet it is only six miles long and 1.5 miles wide. In the 1800s, over 600 people lived on the island, working in 15
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