Adventure, Confidence and Life Stories
The Freewheeling Kiwi Blog
Explore authentic travel adventures, personal reflections, and practical tips to help you grow in confidence, embrace challenges, and experience the world more fully.
Hi, I’m Sharon Evans. Through this blog, I share stories from my journeys around Aotearoa New Zealand and the world—moments of discovery, courage, and connection with nature. Here you’ll find inspiration, insights, and real experiences to guide you in living adventurously while building confidence and self-trust every step of the way.
Reset and Recharge in the Kauaeranga Valley
Every idea has a beginning. This one had four women, a Coromandel valley, and a very cold river.
Sharon, Lietta, Karen and Irene gathered from across the North Island for the very first Freewheeling Kiwi Reset and Recharge Walk.
They walked without hurry through ancient native forest, stood beneath a 900 year old Kauri tree, and finished with a freezing swim in the Kauaeranga River and hot tea on the bank.
They arrived as strangers. They left as friends. This is the story of that day.
Shambhala: Becoming Guardians of the Wild
The possum trap had been sprung again. I knew before I even reached it. The pigs had already been, leaving only a smear of fur and disturbed leaf litter as evidence.
Fifteen possums in the first month. This is what conservation actually looks like at Shambhala, our off-grid property deep in the Coromandel bush: unglamorous, methodical, and quietly extraordinary.
Hi, I’m Sharon Evans. I help people explore the world and themselves, sharing adventures and reflections that inspire confidence, curiosity, and courage.
Step into stories, insights, and experiences that show what’s possible when you embrace challenge and live adventurously.