Walking mainly through the South Island of New Zealand

So what is all this training talk about? Well on the 11th of May (weather and health permitting) my son-in-law and I will be walking up Mount Taranaki. Given it is the 2nd highest mountain on the North Island, coming in at 2,518 metres I thought I had better start getting myself into shape.

Day four of our Queenstown trip saw us do The Queens Drive (Remarkables), following the route shown below.

The morning two days after Walter Peak we were surprised to find that our legs still worked and so decided to do a light bike ride. Initially we planned to drive to Arrowtown and then hire some electric bikes (not necessary, but were happy for an easy option) and ride to Gibbston Valley Vineyard. However, because the weather was looking a tad uncertain, we decided to stay closer to home (which in the end landed up making no difference as we got drenched by rain anyway).

The 21st February 2024 saw us landing in a Sunny Queenstown, ready to take on the tramp to the top of Walter Peak. With Queenstown sitting at 300m above sea-level, the walk very quickly turns into a gruelling epic day's walk up 1,500m to a height of 1,800m above sea-level with glorious views.