Wayne's Adventure (In Motion)

Pro tip: When you get a sudden invitation to go to FIJI, YOU GO TO FIJI. Pros: Pretty Much Everything. Cons: Can’t get a decent margarita. Always wanted to spend a couple of weeks here. Mission accomplished. Next on list: Maldives, Bora Bora, Tonga and all other World Class Islands and Beaches…. Please note: the…

One of the many beautiful things about NZ is that you will just be driving along the costal highways in the middle of absolute nowhere and you will casually glance over and there will be a pod of baby seals playing and learning to swim in a costal pool. No signs. You just come upon…

So, Kiwi’s ( New Zealand residents ) are known for being pretty much insane. By any standards. Residents of Queenstown, even more so. Queenstown is where Bungee jumping was created. You are allowed, neigh encouraged, to leap off pretty much anything high enough to kill you. And Zorbing (getting inside a giant inflatable hamster ball…

New Zealand is basically two islands with a road running around both and mountain ranges in the middle. Take the top three percent of the beauty of Colorado and Hawaii, put it in a blender and dump it in the middle of the ocean and you have NZ. It’s not just that it is the…

Hobbiton ( The Shire ) 2025 When Peter Jackson signed on to direct The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy (2001-2004) he scouted NZ for most of his locations. He found the perfect location for the Shire on a remote sheep farm near Matamata NZ. He drove up to the farmhouse to inquire about leasing…

So far, Serenity and me have gone about 3,000 miles together over some amazing and truly terrifying terrain. She’s ran like a champ without a single issue. But I often wake up to the animal inspection committee checking out my engine for me. They work cheap but not for free.

I spent the two days on one of the Hot Beaches on the North Island. A Hot Beach is a true volcanic anomaly. At low tide, you dig a hole in the sand that fills from the bottom with hot geothermal water. Like a do-it-yourself hot tub. But digging in the sand is serious work.…