Mid-Waiohine Wild Animals
Way back in October 2018 we (Lorelei and Jake) went on another wild escapade in the Tararuas. It had been a few months since our last overnighter and we were itching to get out in the mountains. The lovely Nana … Continued
Bivvy Mania in the Tararuas
Written by Lorelei and Jacob. The SchMcelwees have a few different adventure challenges on the go. One of them is to ‘bag’ all of the huts/bivvies in our local tramping adventure zone, the Tararuas. The Tararuas are pretty cool given … Continued
John Muir Way and Ben Nevis, Scotland, UK
Written by Lucie. In August 2018, Lucie and Mark were travelling around Scotland. In addition to lots of camping and some short walks (including one up to the peak of Beinn Dorain at 1076m above sea level), they hiked up … Continued
Colca Canyon, Peru
Written by Lucie In May 2018, Mark and Lucie did a three-day trek in Colca Canyon. The main options for visiting Colca Canyon are one-day tours, which mostly drive to various sights, and the two- or three-day treks. You can … Continued
Day walks in Ecuador
Written by Lucie Mark and Lucie did a few day walks in Ecuador in April 2018: two in Otavalo, a small market town to the north of Quito, and one from Quito. Fuya Fuya volcano, Otavalo approximately 2-3km one way, … Continued
Quilotoa Loop, Ecuador
Written by Lucie The Quilotoa Loop in Ecuador isn’t really a loop (unless you include the bus travel) but it’s a lovely, and very flexible, multi-day walk. The walk can be done north to south – in which the hike … Continued
Camino a Cuidad Perdida, The Lost City in Colombia
Written by Lucie On the Caribbean coast of Colombia, one of the major attractions is Parque Tayrona – a mix of jungle, mountains of the Sierra Nevada and beaches. In the jungle covered mountains is Cuidad Perdida, or the Lost … Continued
Parental freedom goes wrong in the Tararua Ranges
The excitement of our first weekend away without parenting duties was too much for Lorelei to handle. It was Friday night, time for bed with an early start in the morning when Jacob’s amazing mum would arrive to take care … Continued
Q is for Queenstown Surrounds
In this year’s Adventure gang alphabet challenge we scored the ‘Q’. Now we are 90% fulfilling this via hiking the (probably kinda boring) Queen Charlotte Track but we should probably get some extra credit for our recent adventures around Queenstown. … Continued
Day hikes in Ushuaia, Argentina
Written by Lucie In the last week of January 2018, Mark and Lucie did a few lovely day walks around Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. Sorry about all the photos, I struggled to choose! Glaciar Martial Overlooking the … Continued