Adventure Newsletter

Hi there

We’re home once more after a successful trip to Nepal and China, a highlight of which was our Group Trip to Everest Base Camp. 

In the Journal From The Wild series, I share snippets from the day we reached Base Camp. We’d already experienced many days of challenging trekking with several in the Group having to dig deep to continue.

On reaching Base Camp my personal highlight was seeing everyone’s well deserved excitement and the pleasure in knowing we were 100% successful.

Every member of our Group has raised their personal bar and I applaud their tenacity, humour and collective good will to support each other.

The traditional New Zealand hiking season is now well underway and I’ve added the beautiful Kepler Track in Fiordland to the Great Walks Snapshots.

While in China we had great fun trying to figure out how to order food which was not helped by our total lack of Chinese language skills. In the process we had many laughs with the enormously patient waitstaff as they tried to decipher our requests.

Below I share my recommendations for trail runners and after hiking over 4,000km in the last year in just the one brand, I can confidently say they’re the best for me. Maybe they are for you too, be sure to check them out.

If you’ve any travel related questions and would like to pick my brains, you can “Ask me Anything”. When you book your call, you will have direct access to my time, experience and knowledge plus it’ll save you a truckload of time.

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Great Walks Snapshots 📔

Kepler Track is described as a challenging trail which traverses high over mountains and deep down into glacier carved valleys.

Highlights include stunning waterfalls, ancient beech forests, lakeside walks, sparkling rivers and tussock covered alpine tops with magnificent Fiordland views.

Taste 🧄

Choosing what to eat when we couldn’t speak or read a word of Chinese led to some hilarious encounters during our visit to China.

Our inability to communicate however led to us meeting and connecting with many locals as they tried to help us make good choices 🧄

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Journal From The Wild 🏔️

After seven hard days trekking we arrived at Everest Base Camp. The pain of the challenging terrain, extreme altitude and lack of sleep was immediately forgotten as we gazed in wonder at the mountains surrounding us.

Ask Me Anything 🙋‍♀️

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• Curious about my travels?

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• Thinking of hiking overseas?

• Nervous about solo travel?

• Not sure what gear you need for an overnight camp?

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Thank You For Following My Journey 🙏

Thanks for reading the Freewheeling Kiwi newsletter, your interest is very much appreciated and I hope it has provided you with inspiration.

Spending time on the trail, in the mountains, along the coast or deep in the forest is my happy place.

It also gives me time to consider how I can best provide inspiration for the Freewheeling Kiwi community which is why I produce this monthly newsletter.

If you’d like to get in touch directly, simply reply to this email as I love receiving your feedback and suggestions.

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Take care and whatever you’re doing, give it 110%!

Lots of love Sharon 💚

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