So I did my first hike just a few days after landing in NZ. Chris and I climbed up another mountain at Lake Wanaka called Rocky Mountain. The hike was shorter at 775 m but was steeper and more winding than Mt Grey. Needless to say these few hikes have inspired my motivation to climb up other mountains but it also got me thinking what the benefits are. I’m certainly a bit sore the next day… but is it good for me? Are there benefits? Here are 10 reasons how hiking can benefit you! #1 Vitamin D First off hiking unlike working out in the gym or even at home,[...]
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1 The first weekend I was in New Zealand Chris took me to go hiking which they call tramping here. Not far from home, maybe 25 minutes. Landscape beauty realy is right in their back yard! I must admit I was a little cocky before going. I thought oh ya I’m relatively fit, I’ve walked and ‘hiked’ before, says the girl from the prairies! Ha ya I was wrong. We went out up Mt Grey in the Hurunui district in North Canterbury. Mount Grey /Maukatere 3,064’/ 934 meters Named after Sir George Grey (11th premier of NZ) Maukatere is the Maori name mea[...]
Merry Christmas!! Not exactly a white Christmas though, not this year. This year was my first Christmas ever not in snow, not at home and not in Canada. This December was my first ever Kiwi Christmas! I can’t say it felt quite like Christmas. As a Canadian girl, Christmas’ are always filled with snow and usually with a blizzard around the corner. Which after talking with mum at home that’s exactly what they were expecting. Here, its lush and green, sun is shining and you can step outside and not freeze… It’s weird. I know I sound the crazy ‘cause who[...]
Well as you can see.. it’s a beautiful day, with the perfect view! I am literally writing this post on the beach in front of the Pacific Ocean. Waves rolling in crashing against the sand. Ah now that’s soothing. That oddly enough for a prairie girl is one of my favourite sounds. But like the real thing, not the one you get on a meditation disc and in 2 minutes it stops, playing the ‘please turn to side b’. And just to clarify, I’m actually writing in a good old fashion notebook and pen! I’m not sitting on the beach with a laptop! I probably l[...]