Exploring the West Coast Wilderness Trail
I’ve just completed the West Coast Wilderness bike ride from Greymouth to Ross on New Zealand’s West Coast. We covered about 140 kilometres over four days, through some of New Zealand’s magnificent rain forests. We started our journey in Christchurch and were driven in a mini bus to Greymouth. We wanted a seamless, no hassle […]
Salmon fishing at its best
In Wanaka is ‘Hook’. A lake to plate salmon fishing farm, where the experience for any young people is second to none. I wanted a real, hands on fishing experience for my grandson Brooklyn, in the hope he will one day be a keen fly fisherman. At Hook, it’s easy. In the spring-fed lake, you […]
Panning for gold
While, the Central Otago gold rush was nearly 200 years ago, the dream of making a fortune still lives on. Aspiring young prospectors, like Brooklyn, my five year old grandson, are after that elusive gold nugget, so we decided to give it a go, and went gold panning. We contacted Mandy, from the Gold n […]