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Moving to Launceston
We were planning on going back to New Zealand and finishing the Te Araroa this year, but COVID-19 obviously got in the way of that. I get very frustrated when I’m not achieving…
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Ingham Floods
Ingham’s flooding again! Problems of building a town on a tropical floodplain. Dad excitedly shook me awake this morning and told me to look out of my window. This is what I saw:…
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Te Araroa – Cape Reinga to Auckland
It’s been a year since we had to leave the Te Araroa trail. I’ve finally turned all of our video footage into a travel video. Yeah, I guess you can tell that we…
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Hiking the Ladder of Kotor in Montenegro
When we were in Montenegro and mum said we were going to hike the Ladder of Kotor I admit that I wasn’t exactly thrilled. It was January and bitterly cold, especially for a…
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An Interview with the Crazy Clones (my sisters)
In this post I’m going to introduce you to my sisters. Maybe everyone has sisters like these two, but I somehow doubt it. My dad has thrown up his hands in defeat when…
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A Quick Life Update
I guess I haven’t been writing much lately so I’ll try and catch you up in this post. So, here’s what we’ve been up to this past three months. So, What Have we…
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German: How I’m Teaching Myself for Free
I’ve been teaching myself German for almost two years now. I recently did an online placement test and it put me at A2, which according to Wikipedia means: Can understand sentences and frequently…
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Hiking Gaiters: How to Sew the Best DIY Gaiters
Gaiters are the best thing ever for a hiker or trail runner. Cheap, DIY, hiking gaiters are even better! They keep rocks and dirt out of your shoes preventing you from having to…
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Leaving the Trail
We made it 685 kilometres and we just had to pull the pin. My second youngest brother, Rex has a syndrome. Because of this, everything is much harder for him – balancing, physical…
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Hiking Recipe to make Peanut Butter More Edible- Sesame Snaps
Is it just me or do you all include a lot of peanut butter in your hiking rations? It’s the perfect hiking food. It’s cheap, it’s high in calories and has heaps of…
