If someone offered me £1 million there is no way in hell I would walk through Raetea Forest again. Those were the words I uttered as I stumbled into the makeshift campsite after spending 12 hours wading through knee-high mud through a forest that was more like a jungle. Raetea Forest - it's aim is … Continue reading Days 7-12 of #WalkNZ: Raetea Forest – the forest from hell
Walking and walks
Day 1-5 of #WalkNZ: A long walk along a beach
If I had a tinder profile it would no longer say - "Katrina Megget, likes long walks on the beach". Five days, 101kms of long endless beach where the sand is the same, the sand dunes are the same and the ocean is the same will do that to you. And so marked the first … Continue reading Day 1-5 of #WalkNZ: A long walk along a beach
FAQs about #WalkNZ
You’re doing what? Yip, here's everything you need to know about #WalkNZ - the answers to the most frequently asked questions about my epic walk down the length of New Zealand. What are you doing? I’m solo walking the 3,000km Te Araroa trail down the length of New Zealand, starting at Cape Reinga at the … Continue reading FAQs about #WalkNZ
Volcano number 17: The easy-yet-hard volcano
I regretted it the moment the hill started to steepen. It was already hot and muggy, and within minutes of climbing through tropical rainforest to the crater lake lookout, I felt like I was slowly being steamed alive. Today was supposed to be the easy walk. A nice and gentle three-hour stroll around Lagoa das … Continue reading Volcano number 17: The easy-yet-hard volcano
Volcano number 16: The sublime crater lake volcano
The Yellow Bus’ door closed and it accelerated off before I could figure out if that was the stop I needed. I looked at the brochure and my map amid high-speed twists and turns. Yeah, I probably should have got off at that stop, I realised. Oh well, final stop it was then – the … Continue reading Volcano number 16: The sublime crater lake volcano
Volcano number 15: The not-what-it-was-supposed-to-be volcano
“I guess I should be grateful that I’m actually on my way to see a volcano,” I thought as the ‘Yellow Bus’ hurtled through the Azorean countryside, passing fields of maize and languid dairy cows. It had almost been a no-volcano day after a caffeine-deficient, panic-fuelled morning. I’d arrived in the Azores – the volcanic … Continue reading Volcano number 15: The not-what-it-was-supposed-to-be volcano
Adventure alert: I’m going to solo walk the length of New Zealand
I’m saying it, it’s out there – starting in November, I’m going to solo walk the 3,000km Te Araroa trail down the length of New Zealand. Yip, you heard right. New Zealand, Aotearoa, Land of the Long White Cloud. Lots of walking. The thru-hike (or through-tramp as it’s known in kiwi land) will take around … Continue reading Adventure alert: I’m going to solo walk the length of New Zealand
Volcanoes number 13 and 14: The train strike volcanoes
It had been an awesome three days in the Auvergne region in France walking a section of the GR400 route and climbing volcanoes. In three days we had hoped to climb four volcanic peaks as part of my #40by40 quest to climb 40 volcanoes by the age of 40 but we’d only been able to … Continue reading Volcanoes number 13 and 14: The train strike volcanoes
Volcano number 12: The last-minute volcano
After a wet day with thoroughly uninviting views, we awoke in the little French town of Mandailles to what promised to be better weather. There were pockets of blue in the sky (hurrah!) and while the tops of the higher mountains were still shrouded in cloud it looked like it was only lingering like a … Continue reading Volcano number 12: The last-minute volcano
Volcanoes number 10 and 11: The thunderstorm volcanoes
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – what a difference a day makes. We’d started out on our trek along a section of the GR400 in the Auvergne region in France in the presence of azure skies and a scorching heat. The mission: three days to climb four volcanic peaks of Europe’s … Continue reading Volcanoes number 10 and 11: The thunderstorm volcanoes