Tag: hiking
Posted on November 22, 2019
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The bush surrounding Peach Cove Hut is stunning – think tropical jungle π΄Β We explored here during the October school holidays and the bird song was amazing, and Kaka everywhere!! With just a couple of hours walk up and over a saddle, this really is…
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Posted on September 27, 2019
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Yay πΒ The weather is clearing up and daylight savings starts on Sunday, time to get back out there! I don’t know about you, but this winter has been a tough one in my household, lingering bugs, uncoopervative weather and sadly a little girl with…
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Posted on September 6, 2019
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Last winter I took my two boys out to walk the Lindemann track, near Katikati with some friends and their children. Between us there were 6 kids, then aged between 4-7 yrs old. I wrote this story over a year ago, but had to…
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Category: Featured, WalksTags: day trip, day walk, Department of Conservation, Featured, forest games, hiking, kaimai ranges, Katikati, kauri dieback, Lindemann Loop track, loop track, New Zealand, picnic, Tauranga, Walking with kids
Posted on August 9, 2019
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As parents we don’t get much time for, or to, ourselves. It’s so easy to get caught up in our children and all their needs and wants; we love doing it …..Β but it is still so important that we make time for ourselves and…
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Posted on July 26, 2019
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So I thought I’d share a little personal story of mine fromΒ my first multi-night hike and how IΒ learnt first-hand that your mind can control what limitations are actually there. I always tend to feel quite nervous/excited before new walks, the unknown and getting outside…
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And just like that school holidays are upon us! π²ππ [insert your emoji below]π·π! Some parents will be dancing with glee (for a bitπ€£) at the lack of routine (me), others may be dreading it due to the struggle of juggling children and work…
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So I was talking with a group of women the other night and I said “we should go on an overnight hut stay together” – to which I got a couple of responses like:Β What if some weirdo turns up at night? What if…
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Stream Crossings can be so much fun, though generally speaking only when you get to the other side safely and with dry boots. On this tramp to Lane Cove Hut in Totara North, Northland, 14 of us, 7 adults and 7 children had to…
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The Pinnacles walk in the Coromandel is an awesome 2 day walk to take the kiddies on! It can be done in one day, but who doesn’t love a hut stay? I had been wanting to do this walk for so long, and finally…
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Here in NZ we are so lucky to have lots of amazing DOC-managed huts dotted all over the country for everyone to use when tramping (aka hiking), and more often than not you will find yourself sharing these choice spaces. Unfortunately my last couple…
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Category: FeaturedTags: #tramping, adventure, bush walk, Department of Conservation, Featured, hiking, hiking with kids, Hut Etiquette, nature, New Zealand, Staying in a hut
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