Coming home after an extended period of time overseas is always an interesting experience when transiting back to home culture. After 14 months away from home, the first thing that struck me was how used I have been to the "Hi how are you?" greeting in New Zealand. When I realised the lady sitting beside me during the flight home is also from...
Mt Holdsworth is just a stone's throw from where we were staying and we decided to check it out on our anniversary day. We were just gonna go up to the first hut on the multi day Mt Holdsworth-Jumbo Circuit and come back down on the same day. It is a 4 hours climb up to Powell Hut on the Gentle Annie Track...