stories of a traveling wilderwoman
Capturing the perfect shot and throwing some music behind it, is one of my absolute favorite things to do while I travel. I wouldn’t say I’m a complete amatuer, but I certainly wing most of it and my style is always changing. Figuring out GoPro’s on the fly has become second nature, my right hand…
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… and this is my husband Oli. I am a proud Seattleite and in his own words he is from bang in the middle of the UK in Leicestershire, England. In June of 2019, we met on a polar bear expedition at 78 ° North in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, and no I am not joking.…
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Capturing the perfect shot that can transport me back to a memory or convinces you that you could step right into the photo has turned from hobby to passion to something I can now no longer control. Anyone who knows me knows that my Canon is usually attached to my right hand, though I do…
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Oli spent his golden birthday (29th on the 29th of March) in quarantine and lockdown. Though I made him a banoffee pie from scratch and hung cherry blossoms from the ceiling for a picnic under the blossoms, I knew it was still a bummer of a birthday. So for his 30th, I mayyyyyyy have gone…
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Oli’s 30th birthday scavenger hunt extravaganza ended with a spearfishing tour out of Tairua. At the end of a successful day of hunting for kingfish, we were gifted a close encounter with a pod of orcas. Claire and I had gotten out of the water for a bit of a warm up break when we…
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After spending a few weeks with friends we had earned a little alone time and decided some tasting menu date nights were in order. We also had a voucher from my birthday from my dad to go canyoneering in Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. Some food and some adventure. On the canyoning trip, the guide and…
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After spending 8 days in tight quarters sailing through the Bay of Islands with our good friends Claire and Jonny, we decided to splurge on a roomy airbnb for a few days. We relaxed, watched movies, cooked in an actual kitchen, had glasses of wine on the porch, and truly rested after 8 amazing but…
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Before we embarked on our 8 day sailing trip through the Bay of Islands, we spent a few weeks enjoying the Northlands, a truly magical place and probably my favorite in all of Aotearoa. Days were spent fishing, free diving, reading, living on the beach and off the sustenance that the ocean provided, and laughing…
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Wandering Wild 