Hi. I'm based half the time at Ruapuehu just outside Ohakune (Turoa Whakapapa) in off-grid cabins. So power etc is a little quirky.

It is on a hectare of land that backs onto the National Park.

My neighbours and I are running a modest trapping program for the Whio in the river and for the Kiwi nearby - hoping they will come closer to my place so I can hear them at night.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Guys to go skiing off-piste with would be great.

Interests

Hikes around Tongariro national park, usually sleeping under a tarp.

Free diving trips, from that boat to those islands.

Doing up and landscaping my place- it's a project alright. Might set up a work-away landscaping, trapping program.

Member of Forest & Bird.

• boating
• snorkeling
• skiing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Something notable I have done? Went to Guyana, took a 12-hour bus trip on dirt road into Amazon, borrowed a canoe from a research camp, paddled it an hour up a river at sunset and listened to the sounds in the dark. Was freaky.

Teach, Learn, Share

Would like to learn Spanish or practice my very rudimentry French. This year I want to learn about NZ trees and birds.

What I Can Share with Hosts

With Hosts:

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Guyana, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Seychelles, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom