“Be careful out there, it’s very addictive,” warned our hut ranger Grace, as she bade us farewell from Clinton Hut with a twinkle in her eye. We already knew that, of course. Afterall, this had been our third try at booking the Department of Conservation (DOC) huts on the Milford Track. Armed with learnings from […]
The Great Barrier Island adventure begins even before you arrive. Located in the Hauraki Gulf about 100km north-east of Auckland CBD, visitors have two options to get there: a four-and-a-half-hour ferry ride or 35-minute flight from Auckland. Given our limited time on the island (an extended long weekend of four days), we opted for the […]
Runaway thoughts on my first 100km ultra “Shall I fetch the doctor?” offered a volunteer, as the grimacing fellow runner hobbled towards the final aid station of the race. He shook his head slowly, as if in disbelief over his own insanity for being here. “I need a psychiatrist.” We chuckled sadistically. “Don’t we all?” […]
Food for thought from the people met and books read in 2019 I know 2019 already feels like a long time ago, but last year had been one of many unexpected, bewildering revelations. As I allow them to sink in slowly, I thought it’d be worthwhile to look back on the several encounters, which had […]
“Do you think Jesus had 6-pack?” It was a frivolous but genuine question. As someone completely new to the bible, I had lately grown to become fascinated by how much the ancient compilation of stories lives on in today’s modern world – something I never considered until picking up a few books set in Israel […]
I love dinner times on a multi-day hike in the backcountry. Any hot food tastes absolutely divine after a full day tramping on the trails – just focusing non-stop on placing one foot ahead of the other with a 7kg backpack on the shoulders. Along the way, the stunning vistas had tugged at our heartstrings […]
It’s easy to feel excited about race day the moment you land in the Gold Coast. As our uber car took us to our accommodation, we could see event volunteers already busy setting up tents and temporary steel barricades lining the endless coastline. “Coming for the big race?” our driver whipped out the pick-up line […]