Darwinian Geology at Ward Beach
I was in England when the 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake struck my South Island home. It was hard to be so...
Category: Beaches
Roamin’ to the Roman Baths
Note: I do not recommend attempting the adventure described in this post unless you are very confident in your abilities...
Where Abel Tasman Met the Māori – And the Story that was Lost
While at the top of the South Island, there was one place I was absolutely determined to visit. So Dad...
On the Importance of Place
After two and a half years, I figure it’s about time I try to explain why I chose to focus...
Torpedoes, Explosions, and an Alleged Slave Ship: Deborah Bay’s Astonishing Past
Deborah bay had been on my list for a long time, due to the remains of a ship with an...
Surat, The Ship that Whiskey Wrecked
Today we wandered far afield to an area I’ve been wanting to explore for some time – The Catlins, its...
Taieri Mouth After the Storm
The Tuesday after the weekend rainstorm that drenched Dunedin, bringing flooding and land slips, dawned sunny and clear. As Dad...
To Beatties and Boulder Beach
Once again it was time to tackle Otago Peninsula’s Paradise Track, which on my last visit had yielded so much...
Old Shells and Measles Hell on the South Otago Coast
An adventureless morning found me once again occupied by my habit of perusing local maps for interesting places. Scrolling down...
Washed Up on Moeraki Beach
I’d been back in Dunedin a week or two before I proposed an adventure with my good friend KL from...