Aspiring Flats - East Matukituki
Ahh it's good to be back... country! Aspiring Flats plein air. Prints available. I've somehow been back in New Zealand for a month...
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PUT THE KETTLE ON...
I've cycled the length of New Zealand with a sketch book, been trapped abroad for a pandemic, heli-rescued off a Himalayan mountain with HACE and tried my hand at living nomadically.
Wherever possible I've tried to share my story. Here's my humble literary offering to the world...
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Jan 5, 20234 min read
Goodbye 2022
Well that happened. All prints from 2022 available on my shop The fireworks popped off to bring in the New Year. Tiny amongst the...
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Dec 31, 20223 min read
The Great Queenstown Return!
Arrrrrrgghhhhhhhhh, I'M BACK IN NEW ZEALAND!! The Remarkables from Kelvin Peninsula - Prints Available After seven months of bimbling...
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Dec 6, 20227 min read
Not So Everest Base Camp
Last year I was an extremely lucky chap and won a trek to Everest Base Camp with 360 Expeditions. I'll never forget the moment. I went in...
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Oct 21, 20224 min read
Nomadic Bimbling - UK Summer 2022
Waiting for my New Zealand tourist visa to reset, I've been dabbling with nomadic living in the UK. It's been a rather weird Summer full...
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Aug 17, 20223 min read
Farragon Hill - Bike, Hike, Corbett Surprise!
Straight off the back of walking the Speyside Way I only had one day left in Scotland and ever since I'd arrived I'd seen a really big...
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Jan 17, 202212 min read
Angelus to Hopeless Hut. New Year. New Misadventures.
A three day loop hike via Roberts Ridge to Angelus Hut. Sunset Saddle and Angelus Peak. Then down to Hopeless Hut. Drama ensued. As usual!
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Dec 2, 20216 min read
Stewart Island Shenanigans - Mud Mud Mud Mud!
Freshwater Hut to Mason Bay Hut - 3-4 Hours - 15.5km My New Zealand visa was running out for the fourth time so I needed to get the hell...
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Oct 4, 20214 min read
Scott Basin - A Plan With Two Dans
Day 1 - Dart Valley to Scott Basin Another weekend. Another Otago outdoor epic! This time I hopped in the car with Tamasin Christina...
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Sep 27, 20216 min read
Creeped Out up the Copland Track
Day 1 - Copland Track to Welcome Flat Hut With the visa deadline looming (for the fourth time) I joined a "girls hike" up the Copland...
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Sep 24, 20216 min read
A Winter Routeburn Birthday
Eighteen months into my five week holiday and I found myself having a second birthday in New Zealand. The first one was pretty epic, with...
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Jun 21, 20214 min read
Painting A Frosty Kepler Track
Day 1 - Te Anau to Luxmore Hut Kepler Track Ridge Prints Available The Kepler Track is one of @docgovtnz's Great Walks. A 60km loop from...
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Jun 12, 20212 min read
Painting from Wye Creek
Queenstown from Wye Creek - Prints available Queenstown is a tricky for someone who travels by bike because although there is 160km of...
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Jun 9, 20212 min read
Luxmore Hut Overnighter - Kepler Track
Day 1 - Luxmore Hut & Caves Lake Te Anau from Luxmore Hut - Prints available Wooho, what an amazing trip! Time to test my gammy hip with...
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May 11, 20218 min read
Painting the Milford Track - My First Multi-Day Hike
My visa was running out so I tried to leave New Zealand for Australia. Instead I got stuck in a lockdown, lived in a tent in a rain storm...
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May 3, 20211 min read
What a Difference a Year Makes
1 Hour watercolour - Walter Peak from Queenstown Hill. Prints available. My hip injury has finally let me out to play so I made it up...
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Mar 25, 20214 min read
Walter Peak Panic!
Walter Peak from Queenstown Prints available. Well, I finally got waaay too far outside my comfort zone. It had to happen eventually!...
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Oct 8, 20201 min read
Painting Bob's Cove, Queenstown
Oct 8th 2020 - Instagram More adventures with Pauline. This time swapping a barefoot walk for an insanely cold (but VERY fun) run and...
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Jul 13, 20202 min read
Bush Creek - ALL the Water Crossings!
Day 44 - New Zealand Extended Cut Arthurs Pass from Bush Creek Prints Available Aaaahaha what a day! I met Brittany @bfry11 on the first...
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Jul 12, 20201 min read
Solo Snowboarding
Day 43 - New Zealand Extended Cut The time difference over here means I can sneak in a day of snowboarding on Mondays, before anyone back...
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