Tag Archives: adventure

Abel Tasman: the Goldilocks Walk

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Dee Walker

The Abel Tasman track — named after an explorer for the Dutch East India Company in the 1640s who thought he had reached South America — is one of the nine Great Walks that hugs the northern coastline of New … Continue reading →

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Black water rafting

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Dee Walker

When in New Zealand, get your adrenaline rush. Plan one was skydiving, plan two was flying a helicopter and glacier trekking. Neither manifested due to weather. So, black water rafting it was! So surreal. Took a train then hiked through … Continue reading →

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