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The Road to Wellington

I got a ride from Richy's parents just out of town, they were heading home to Auckland. Along with them were some fish that the torpedo…

The Journey To Find My Shorts

It was when I got to Kiwi Burn that I realized my only pair of shorts had disappeared. Now I found myself by Lake Taupo wearing jeans, the …

Kiwi Burn 2011, Cows with Guns and Other Madness

I hitched out of Paeroa, it took three rides to get to Silverdale, a little town outside of Hamilton where I was staying with a couchsurfer…

Some Hospitable Fishermen

Monty dropped me off at the gas station, it had been an interesting camping experience on the beach and now I was on to the next thing. He …

Beaches, Big Trees and Camping by the Ocean with Savvy Natives

A swiss couple picked me up before the rain got real heavy, they'd just been looking at the sand dunes I'd camped on the night befo…

First Adventure in New Zealand, Cape Reinga

James and stacey picked me up, a couple from the middle of the north island going on a little road trip for james' birthday, his 57th. …