10 January 2011 13 Km (8 Miles) on Foot Today we decided to scale Ben Lomond, one of the highest peaks in the Queenstown region according to both the Rough Guide and our huffing, puffing lungs and achey legs. On our way up and not more than 20 minutes after we had commented that we …
03 to 08 January 2011 51 Miles on Foot It’s a luxury problem, sitting here depressed after the end of a fantastic 6 day trek along the Greenstone and Routeburn Tracks, but one that we suffer from nonetheless. Funny how a group of 12 strangers can become one’s family, however fleeting, sharing laughter and meals, …
Day 31: Queenstown to Arrowtown 31 December 2010 Not Many Miles at All and All in Lucy It’s New Year’s Eve and we are counting our blessings that we are comfortably camped here in Arrowtown, surrounded primarily by Kiwi families with just a few of us traveling folk scattered throughout their summertime haven. We can …