Tess redgrave (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 160 pages. cover corners worn, name ffep, Sea-kayaking in the Hauraki Gulf, mountain-biking in the Maniototo, horse-tre kking in the Urewera, canoeing on the Whanganui River, camping and tramping are some of the activities in this book encouraging women to venture into the outdoo rs. Travel journalist Tess Redgrave and award-winning photographer Becky Nunes l eft their comfortable, Auckland urban lives to make the ten journeys described i n their inspirational book. * Fiordland * Catlins, Southland * Otago Central Rai l Trail * Port Pegasus, Stewart Island * Tora Walkway, South Wairarapa * Whangan ui River, Central North Island * Te Urewera, East North Island * Eastern Bay of Plenty * * Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands * Cape Reinga, Far North All the pract ical information required to embark on each of these journeys - maps, gear lists , contact details of operators - is included at the end of each chapter together with a list of futher reading, both historical and contemporary. Although women have always 'gone outdoors' in New Zealand, in the last 10 to 15 years they hav e started to go out in droves and there are now operators offering opportunities both for those who want to be challenged to their physical limits and for those seeking a more gentle meander through the land. The journeys in Going the Dista nce are medium adrenalin and should be accessible to women of all ages and reaso nable fitness. Another dimension is added to several stories where the modern da y journey is layered over the top of an early colonial woman's experience. For e xample the seven-day sea voyage from Doubtful Sound to Preservation Inlet was in spired by the 1898 trip of 2 Victorian travellers. The account of their journey makes an interesting contrast as does Katherine Mansfield's The Urewera Notebook. Nunes, Becky (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch oder Softcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: SEHR GUTER Zustand! HC1-008-7/8-00112530 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 420.