A Dangerous Business

Date: 26th February 2024 Start: Lower Wairaki Hut (km 2842) End: Birchwood Station (km 2877.7) Distance Travelled: 35.7 km Total Distance Completed: 2724.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Conditions Of A Punk by half•alive Mt Linton Station Scenery: surprisingly beautiful I didn’t wake up in a good mood. For all I knew I had…

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Date: 25th February 2024 Start: Lower Princhester Hut (km 2811.9) End: Lower Wairaki Hut (km 2842) Distance Travelled: 30.1 km Total Distance Completed: 2688.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Whole Again by Dadi Freyr Track Visibility: what track? My alarm went off and a sea of red lights lit up the hut. No, this…

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Date: 24th February 2024 Start: Kiwi Burn Hut (km 2777.4) End: Lower Princhester Hut (km 2811.9) Distance Travelled: 13.4 km walked + 21.4 km hitched (34.5 km total) Total Distance Completed: 2658.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: cardigan by Taylor Swift Hours Spent Waiting Out the Rain: 4 I never learnt what the deal…

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Date: 23rd February 2024 Start: Careys Hut (km 2751.6) End: Kiwi Burn Hut (km 2777.4) Distance Travelled: 25.8 km Total Distance Completed: 2623.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Cold Heart by PNAU, Elton John, and Dua Lipa Brief Description of Today’s Trail: easy and flat with a small obstacle course North Mavora Lake this…

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Date: 22nd February 2024 Start: Greenstone Hut (km 2724.1) End: Careys Hut (km 2751.6) Distance Travelled: 27.5 km Total Distance Completed: 2598.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: You’ve Got A Friend In Me by Randy Newman Topics Discussed by Kaka: no clue but it sounded important One thing that I’ve found surprising as I’ve…

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Date: 21st February 2024 Start: Queenstown (km 2709.1) End: Greenstone Hut (km 2724.1) Distance Travelled: 15 km Total Distance Completed: 2570.6 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: hard to keep a song in my head with Oli’s constant whistling (it was peaceful) Mushroom Density: large enough to make Radagast the Brown happy 12 days. 12…

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Date: 19th February 2024 Start: Arrowtown (km 2680.4) End: Queenstown (km 2709.1) Distance Travelled: 28.7 km Total Distance Completed: 2555.6 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: the sweet sound of turbofan engines roaring overhead Approach into Queenstown Airport: one of the best in the world As expected I didn’t sleep well, although I have had…

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Date: 18th February 2024 Start: Roses Hut (km 2657.1) End: Arrowtown (km 2680.4) Distance Travelled: 23.3 km Total Distance Completed: 2526.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: bad idea right? by Olivia Rodrigo Gold Discovered in Macetown: no shiny rocks today The first alarms started blaring at 6am but I had no desire to rise…

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Date: 17th February 2024 Start: Fern Burn Hut (km 2640.5) End: Roses Hut (km 2657.1) Distance Travelled: 16.6 km Total Distance Completed: 2503.6 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Maroon by Taylor Swift Number of Skinks on Trail: hundreds It’s been a while since my last long but slow day in trail, the kind of…

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