Author: Ian

At 8.15am on 6 August 1945 the United States of America dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Japan. Exploding 600m above the centre of Hiroshima it created a …

Hiroshima Read More

… and possibly one of the most beautiful mountains in the world. Mount Fuji Sally and I are suffering from sensory overload. Japan is so different from anything we have …

Blue apples and heated toilet seats Read More

We have just spent our last day on the road before heading back to Christchurch to get ready for the next stage of our adventure. We decided to do a …

Track closed for duck shooting Read More

Austrosimulium ungulatum aka the sand fly. A simple creature with three distinctive features: wings, teeth and a bad attitude. They come direct from the pit of Hell. The worst thing …

Satan’s minions Read More

Here are some thoughts and observations on Freedom Camping based on our experience over the last three months of travel. We have chosen to travel this way because it is …

The Art of Freedom Camping Read More

It is three days since we climbed Roys Peak near Wanaka (1,578 m) and the muscles in our legs are still screaming. It was my idea to climb the mountain. …

When 1+1>2 Read More

This blog is a catch up of various bits of trivia. Let me start by addressing the Manchester question. The question posed in an earlier blog was what do you …

Manchester and other trivia Read More

Well the plan had been to shoot down the West Coast to get to Manapouri in time to catch a boat trip onto Doubtful Sound on Saturday afternoon. It meant …

… and then the plan went pear-shaped Read More

It is said that Britain and America are two countries separated by a common language and certainly our time living in Texas in the 1980’s led to some interesting communication …

Do you speak Kiwi? Read More