Wayne's Adventure (In Motion)

So, the Grand Plan is to start at NZ’s furtherest North Point… Cape Regina lighthouse and slowly head South. Hitting the hundreds of major and minor hiking trails on both islands as I slowly explore. But when not at a trailhead, Serenity and I spend most of our time camping on beaches. Because they are…

1/22/2025 On of the best parts of traveling with no fixed schedule and a low threshold of joy is the ability to explore various roadside attractions. Im a sucker for a roadside billboard proclaiming some natural phenomenon, freak of nature, or chance to waste money on the semi- ridiculous. I view it as a chance…

So, after a couple days of searching, I got a great deal on a 2005 Nissian Caravan equipped with solar power, fixed bed, sink, toilet, etc. I knew this was the right vehicle when I saw the bumper sticker: “On an Adventure Before Dementia” I call her Serenity in a nod to Josh Whedon’s excellent…

So this is what being jammed in steerage for a 16 hour flight gets you. Summer in NZ. Home of the Kiwi and for the next 4-5 months…me. I beat the ice storm out of Houston to arrive at some of the nicest scenery, people and weather on the planet. The food ? Not so…

Fall and Winter 2024 So what did I do for Fall and Winter 2024. Honestly, healing and regaining weight was heavily involved. Downsizing continued. Plus the daily roll of retired life. Several smaller trips to get ready for going global. But the big plan was to move to New Zealand in Jan 2025 for 4-6…

June 25th, Cuba NM. CDT Red Line.  So the 120 miles section between Grants, NM and Cuba, NM was one of the most beautiful and diverse sections I have ever encountered.  You hike up above 9,000 feet into alpine forests for 30 miles, climb down again onto the desert floor for 20 miles, then spend…

I was about halfway through my beautiful 15 mile midsection beauty walk when I noticed a plume of smoke directly ahead in the distance. Being the eternal optimist (yeah, right) perhaps it was a family having a Father’s Day barbecue ( Engage YOGI fantasies ). Over the next couple of hours the plume became a…

The section between Pie Town, NM and Grants, NM regularly gets voted one of the worst sections on the CDT. Not for any lack of beauty. For 30 miles out of Pie Town is a deep, sandy dirt road walk that it’s a lot like carrying someone on your back over a loose sand beach.…

So, after limping into Pie Town nursing a plethora of injuries both major and minor and will most of my gear having being eaten by the Gila, I took a week off to recover, regear and refresh (and try to gain back some weight). Good news, I’m back in Pie Town heading North tomorrow (June…