Forest Family NZ
Adventures for Families!
Tag: New Zealand
Pre- Tramp prep 🥾when you are SUGAR 🍭free!
Hi there, tomorrow I will be heading off on my first multi-day tramp (hike) since before I had my kids, some 10 years ago!!!!!😮 The tramp I’m doing is the Lake Waikaremoana “Great Walk” and I’m doing it with three of my friends. We… Continue Reading “Pre- Tramp prep 🥾when you are SUGAR 🍭free!”
Family Mt Bike🚵♀️ Weekend, Rotorua/Whakarewarewa.
I ❤❤❤ a mountain 🚲 gang! Ain’t nothing better. Totally my happy place😊 Luckily my whole family is on this same buzz, so we all ride together quite a bit! We had a fun weekend away in Rotorua recently and it was so cool… Continue Reading “Family Mt Bike🚵♀️ Weekend, Rotorua/Whakarewarewa.”
Kids – Great motivators but also good excuses 😜
While we are on the topic of failing – Here is a throwback to Stony Batter Historic Reserve, Waiheke Island. This was our first holiday as first time parents. We had looked up what walks we could do on Waiheke Island and thought that… Continue Reading “Kids – Great motivators but also good excuses 😜”
Whiskers on kittens 🐱 & warm woollen mittens 🧤…
These are a few of my favorite things… 32 days, that’s how long I’ve been in my bubble with my little whanau and no doubt many of you reading this will be hitting similar milestones! On day one of self isolation I came up… Continue Reading “Whiskers on kittens 🐱 & warm woollen mittens 🧤…”
Lockdown Reflection
After looking through some of my posts from the last couple of years, I came across one about hiking off the Christmas food coma. And well I think it’s safe to say that once we are allowed out, then I will definitely have some… Continue Reading “Lockdown Reflection”
Nothing much 😐
I wasn’t going to write a post this week. I’ve gone back to studying this year and for the last month I haven’t really had the time to go out and do much adventuring. So as uninspiring as that is, I got to thinking… Continue Reading “Nothing much 😐”
TORA Coastal Walk – hiking in style
Glamping Tramping! Get ta crew together and treat yourselves 🥾 🥂 🌿 Beautiful mountains. Stunning coastline. Spectacular cuisine and Great friends. What more could you want for a 3 day adventure away. Check out the video below from my trip away on the TORA coastal walk.… Continue Reading “TORA Coastal Walk – hiking in style”
Enjoying the journey not just the destination
The theme these past school holidays seemed to be – Enjoy the journey 🏞 I feel like I always try to enjoy the journey and be present in the moment. But sometimes the realisation that you aren’t actually present slaps you in the face… Continue Reading “Enjoying the journey not just the destination”
Te Whare Okioki – New DOC hut in the Kaimai Ranges
It is so awesome to have a new DOC hut in the Kaimai’s. Te Whare Okioki is situated at the Ngamuwahine Shelter along the North South track (southern end) and is accessible from heaps of tracks. My sister and I decided to meet up… Continue Reading “Te Whare Okioki – New DOC hut in the Kaimai Ranges”
5 Waikato kid-friendly adventures
Need a nature fix? Below are 5 short bush adventures from around the Waikato that the kids and I have enjoyed over the years, maybe you have or will too 🙌 🌿 🥾🌳 Waterworks Walk – Hakarimata Scenic Reserve, Ngaruawahia – take in a bit of history… Continue Reading “5 Waikato kid-friendly adventures”
Recent Comments