Whats Been Going On!

I know its been a long time since I updated this page but I have been busy with a new job and also doing a bit of travel in my time off. So here are a few picture of what I have been up to in the last wee wile. Also I have add a video page so go and check that out! Peace out

The Crew getting ready for the world cup final

Its all go ... watching the boys bring it home! 

Working hard with year 12 ODP

These next shots are taken at Te oka bay about an hour from Christchurch.
if you want good surf and even better sea food then Te oka bay is
the place to be  

A bit of sit on top action 

The little buggers trying to steal your food

In January myself and a few mates headed to South East Asia to see what it was all about
we spent about a mouth tripping around laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. You can make your
own mind up to how the trip went but needless to say..... Five boys. South East Asia,  Cheep Beer
and a bloody good night life..... Smiles all round!
  

Local whiskey anyone! Word on the street was that a few people have carked from drinking
this brew.  

These are the bars that line the river and they are pumping all day long. You just
swim from one bar to the next... life is just too easy here!

Heaps of room! A high class bus trip in Vietnam  on our way to
Ha Long Bay lucky it was only for five hours!

The boys letting lose on the scooters

Fire in the hole!

Loving the warm water of Cambodia 

The high life 

Ankor WATTTTTT

This is a wee creek that flows out the back the family house on the West Coast .
Taking my sis and her boyfriend on a christmas eve paddle. 

The West Coast icon to the left of my boat "The White Heron" 

Castle Hill is about 50min from Christchurch and is one of the best
bouldering places in New Zealand. 

And also just a cool place to hang out

One of my favorite place in the world. The Arahura valley  

And when you get to the top Newton hut awaits  you .


I know these is no Kayaking picture this douse not mean i have not been boating i have just left the camera at home when it comes to paddling and have picked up the video camera instead. So go check out the latest video at the tab at the top of the page. Enjoy 

Manuherikia Creek

Well this is the first creek I have paddled since February 18^Th. the day I went under the knife. I am pretty happy sitting here writing this as the shoulder came through all good, its probably at about 80% so not rushing back into it to hard. Manuherikia creek is a cool wee class four run in Central Otago the landscape here isn't really suited for creeking so thats why it makes this wee gem a must do when the snow starts to melts. Here are some screen shoots and a cheeky we clip. Enjoy!

Bring On Summer

 Well there hasn't been much happing here on the paddling front as things have been a tad to cold and the motivation to get out on the flat water when there is a foot of snow around is very low. The shoulder is still on the mend, not 100% but that will be wile away yet fingers cross ill be up and running by summer. So with the kayak tucked away in the shed for the mean time it was time to don on the boots and head into the hills to look for some new runs. Of the five runs three of them looked “good to go” with a bit of rain and there are another four still in the bank waiting to get cheeked out ill keep you posted. Along with a bit of hiking there as also be a whole bunch of riding being done in and around the Southern Alps. I am now in Wanaka on teaching placement and making the most of the snow wile it last. The school is about 40 minutes from the school gate to the top of the mountain and thats were we will be found most afternoons. Being an outdoor ed teacher at this school is a dream job!

Here are some pictures from what I have been up to lately enjoy.

 Lake Wanaka

 The trails in Wanaka are not to bad 

 The day after a big snow fall.......

Trying to stay warm in the pisa range 

 Shitting with a sunset 

 Hard at work 

 Dayna checking out some lines in the back country  

Its all good

The North Island of New Zealand

I got the chance at the start of this year to check out what the north of New Zealand had to offer. Starting in Rotoura then up and around the East Cape, down to the bay then across to Raglan then onto the Coromandel. Here are some pictures to fill in the next few minutes of your life.






Chilling in the east cape







Some wee Maori boys play hut





Life is easy in the east









Coromandel Gold?





Wild horses kicking it on the beach in the east cape

 


 An Okere Massive night sky




My drive south to catch the ferry




J-dog taking it all in on the way south




The view from jamies eys on the ferry south



 

Life is super hard !



The Kid With The Huge Heart

My first North island trip started off In the summer of 08 when I pulled into the Wairor river parking lot upon getting changed this tall blond hair joker comes up to myself and Sam and says “ you fullers going for a run, mind if I join”.. “sure “ I am shocking at remembering   people’s names so we jumped on and down we went at the take out I remember this “guy” being full of life and just so stoked and I was thinking to myself man this guy has energy. So as the summer rolled it was back to studying at cpit the first day involves the whole course getting together for a bit of a meet and great being the “cool” 3^rd years we strutted on in to a hall packed with 200 or so people and I hear this cry of “JARED BRO” I look up and see this “GUY” and I am thinking shit, shit, name, name come to me and it did for some reason I don’t know why but it did. Simon was that “GUYS” name so I sat down and we yarned the whole way through the instructions that we were given for the day. So when it was time to move we didn’t have a clue what to do or where to go so the words that I was just about to hear next out of Simons mouth just made day “should we just go for a beer bro” my eyes light up and my smile gets bigger and bigger “fucking ay” I say, I knew from this point I had just made a bloody good mate.

What followed was a year of fun, laughter, and good boating this was all because of the presents of Mr S Davidson whether we were  talking about code, bitches( and only Simon know what I am on about here) or boating the kid had it all. I can sit here and list a million ways to describe what kind of person Simon is but I’ll be here for the next week! The people that new Simon  have had their life enriched somewhat and that’s something special each and every one will hold close to their hearts for ever. I want to say rest in peace but I don’t think this term is appropriate for you Simon because I know where ever you are you won’t be resting you will be that same bright bubbly kid that’s just full of energy. So what I will say is keep going hard where ever you maybe just like you did down here.

Noho runga a-matou hoa

Thanks Macpac

I would like to thank Macpac who have just come on board to help me out with my adventures. Macpac provide some of the best outdoor equipment around so check out the stock online by clicking on “Macpac” on the right hand side of page.