The End Is Nigh
Headed straight for the front door As my double shift came to an end, so too did the influx of fruit. The season had winded down. All that remained was a final splurge of kiwi fruit but even that...
View ArticleOne For The Road
The smell of burning toast was definitely not a good sign I awoke face down on the kitchen floor to the smell of something burning. I groggily gathered my thoughts and stumbled to my feet. It was still...
View ArticleTime To Say Goodbye
Smells Like R Kelly’s Sheets……….Pisssssssssssss We spent our last remaining days in Kerikeri drinking and chilling with our housemates. From 80′s themed parties to late night birthday celebrations, we...
View ArticleRookie Error
Return flight hell We spent the next six weeks driving from one campsite to the next as we slowly made our way south towards Wellington and it’s impending ferry to the South Island. There was...
View ArticleAn Unexpected Fee
I finished talking to the Quantas sales assistant and hung up the phone. Ciara sat there anxiously waiting for an answer. “What’s the verdict”, her mouth trembled as I slipped my phone inside my jeans...
View ArticleDistrict 9
Quarantined We pulled into a small town about 60 miles north of Wellington city to ask for some guidance. The campsite on the outskirts from our previous visit was too far to commute to so we found an...
View ArticleSouth We Go
Into the belly of the unknown We spent an extra few days in Wellington than we had originally planned. The free accommodation right in the heart of the city was too good to pass up so we spent the...
View ArticleA Nice Reprieve
Casting a heavy round shadow We berthed in the port of Picton a little before 9am. Although the crossing had been a short one there was definitely a chill hanging in the air. As I stood on the deck and...
View ArticleAn Eerie Silence
We only spent one night in the layover on the side of the road outside Picton. After stretching the days and nights in the same campsites in the North Island to pass enough time so that it wouldn’t be...
View ArticleDangerous Rumbling
The new found atmosphere surrounding Christchurch kept us in it’s grasp for a couple more days but the time finally came however for us to continue our journey south. “I had no doubt that the two of...
View ArticleInsanity Becomes Reality
We jumped inside the car as the whole area around us suddenly began to freeze. We locked the doors quickly and burrowed deep inside our sleeping bags. Instead of shedding layers of clothing, we piled...
View ArticleA Foggy Situation
I had a lot to ponder over. Patrick had revealed his darkest secret. At first, I didn’t believe him. I couldn’t. The thought that I had imagined the entire scenario was too discerning an implication...
View ArticleA Thousand Eyes
I awoke to total darkness. Something was off. “I could have sworn it was morning”, I thought to myself. “How the hell can it still be night?”. There was something different about this darkness....
View ArticleA Birthday Fit For Kings
After a few more hours on the highway, we arrived in Queenstown. As soon as we entered the alpine town, the atmosphere transformed completely. Gone were the rural roads, towns, houses and locals and...
View ArticleComing To A Close
We spent a few more days in the chilly valleys of Queenstown and then began our journey north once more, headed back towards Auckland. Our New Zealand leg was coming to a close. Ice caps disappeared...
View ArticleMechanical Nightmare
Sweet Chariot had fared us well during our stay in New Zealand. We had pushed her to the edge of her limits but she had always managed to pull through to the other side. She must have known that her...
View ArticleA Lack Of Interest
We awoke early the following morning. The sun had barely begun to rise as we pulled out of the campsite and bid it farewell. We made one final stop at a public toilet to make sure our window washer...
View ArticleHark the Herald
We followed the map until eventually we pulled out onto Queen street. The Main Street in Auckland’s city centre, Queen street was awash with pedestrians and one way roads and pathways. We quickly...
View ArticleTourist Bubble
I lay there face down on the duvet breathing it all in. It seemed alien, strange….fresh. What was this I was smelling? It had been so long. All I knew was that this new aroma couldn’t be trusted. Why...
View ArticleDeathly Fuel
“More fuel!!”, Patrick shouted down into the end of his receiver as soon as the stomach coordinator picked up the line. “We’re trying sir but we don’t don’t have a lot left to use”, the stomach...
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