Boys (not) fishing trip on Great Lake Taupo

Don’t let anyone tell you the fishing in Lake Taupo and its many tributaries isn’t any good. Heading across the lake for an all nighter fishing expedition was an exciting proposition. As I packed the boat enthusiastically with dinner, a few beers and a couple of duvets, my mate organised the fly-fishing gear. The ride across the […]

Tonga: In gentle giant’s domain- NZ Herald- April 7, 2015

Whale watching in Tonga goes extreme when Jane Jeffries hops in with the cetaceans. On the high seas in Tonga, we are honking along at 8 knots, sailing to the most distant island in the Vava’u archipelago, Eueiki. We are visiting Tonga in August, to swim with the humpback whales as they migrate from Antarctica […]