Yes, I'm a bit behind but I have good reasons (which I will come to in the next post). For now, here's what's been keeping us busy for the remaining weeks of winter in Wanaka. Snowshoeing At the beginning of the season I bought some snowshoes, thinking that all my friends would take off backcountry … Continue reading Overdue update
We've been living in Wanaka for six weeks now and here's what we've been up to! Daily life Ha, all of a sudden we have a house, and a job, and a two-day weekend again. I think Thomas had a bit of a shock, going back to work after not being employed for exactly a … Continue reading Routine
We had thought it would be weird being back in the van after three weeks, or hard because of the colder days, but we actually really enjoyed it, the van’s just so nice! Leaving our house sitting job, we made our way down to Oamaru for a few days of adventuring before continuing on to … Continue reading Driving home
For two and a half weeks, we would be the proud sitters of a house in the middle of nowhere rural Canterbury, including two big, cuddly dogs and an outdoor cat. And a woodburner and a shower and an oven. To say we were excited is an understatement. The joys of a real house So … Continue reading Dogs
How we once again make our way out of Christchurch, this time in the direction of Castle Hill and Arthurs Pass, where we tick off quite a few things from our bucket list. So yeah, this is one of those posts filled with climbing, hiking and the likes again (sorry!). Here we go! From Christchurch … Continue reading Boulders and peaks
Equipped with all sorts of new gear, we drove out of Christchurch, keen to get our nature fix after having spent more than a week in the city. We kind of had a look at the weather forecast and there kind of was a good weather window, but to be honest, we were too keen … Continue reading Peel
The thing about vanlife is that everyday jobs are tricky. All those little chores we normally do in between work and dinner are a lot harder if you’re in the middle of nowhere, can’t visit your own GP or dentist or don’t have an address. So we just don’t do them, keep postponing them, tell … Continue reading Errands
Leaving Okarito, we drove back to the real world where there are things like supermarkets and dump stations and spent a day replenishing our water and groceries supplies. Since Thomas had come off his bike and hurt his hip, we made a last-minute call to change our plan from bouldering at Castle Hill to taking … Continue reading Loving Lewis
Straight after our 100km bike ride, the weather turned bad. After a day of doing work in the library, we ended up back in Kumara, where we met up with our mate Scott. Scott has been working as a kayak guide out at Okarito and drove up in his weekend to hang out with us. … Continue reading Plastic in paradise
As most people leaving Golden Bay will do, we made our way to the coast and discovered the wide range of activities the West Coast has to offer, including taking our cycling to a whole new level. After a final night in Nelson, we made our way over to the West Coast, to a tiny … Continue reading Sufferfest
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