A Dangerous Business

Date: 16th February 2024 Start: Wanaka (km 2615.8) End: Fern Burn Hut (km 2640.5) Distance Travelled: 24.7 km Total Distance Completed: 2487 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Forever Young by Alphaville First Impressions of the Motatapu: I’m getting Tararua vibes (and it’s scaring me) *cracks knuckles* Yep, it’s one of those tracks. The Motatapu.…

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Date: 15th February 2024 Start: Lake Hawea (km 2590.8) End: Wanaka (km 2615.8) Distance Travelled: 25 km Total Distance Completed: 2462.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Place In This World by Michael W Smith Thoughts on the Doughnuts in Albert Town: yes Hmm, maybe this bed is too comfortable. I hope I’m able to…

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Date: 14th February 2024 Start: Stodys Hut (km 2569.3) End: Lake Hawea (km 2590.8) Distance Travelled: 21.5 km Total Distance Completed: 2437.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: With Everything by Hillsong United Distance My Family Managed: not even halfway (to be fair it was a gnarly track) I never thought I could sleep this…

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Date: 13th February 2024 Start: Top Timaru Hut (km 2555.7) End: Stodys Hut (km 2569.3) Distance Travelled: 13.6 km Total Distance Completed: 2415.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: too busy panting up the climb to the hut to worry about music Time Lost on a Sketchy Ridge: half an hour, felt like an eternity…

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Date: 12th February 2024 Start: Ahuriri River (km 2531.4) End: Top Timaru Hut (km 2555.7) Distance Travelled: 24.3 km Total Distance Completed: 2402.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Shy by for KING & COUNTRY Hut Insulation: top notch A cold morning brought in the new day and I packed up feeling glad I didn’t…

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Date: 11th February 2024 Start: Lake Ohau Lodge (km 2506.1) End: Ahuriri River (km 2531.4) Distance Travelled: 27.9 km Total Distance Completed: 2377.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: no song today, was too caught up in my own thoughts Temperature: too dang low Melly snuck into our room last night as it was ridiculously…

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Date: 10th February 2024 Comfy beds must have some added gravitational attraction. How else am I supposed to explain the difficulty it takes to get out of one? Granted there are other things with an equally strong pull, namely the promise of a hot breakfast in the lodge. It turned out to be somewhat underwhelming,…

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Date: 9th February 2024 Start: Lake Tekapo (km 2419.3) End: Lake Ohau (km 2506.1) Distance Travelled: 93 km Total Distance Completed: 2350 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Last Night In America by Paul Coleman Hills Standing in My Way: none Another day, another frantically eaten breakfast because I’m slow. To be fair, the cafe…

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Date: 8th February 2024 Start: Camp Stream Hut (km 2385.4) End: Lake Tekapo (km 2419.3) Distance Travelled: 18.2 km walked + 15.7 km hitched (33.9 km total) Total Distance Completed: 2257 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Unity by for KING & COUNTRY Schmickness of the Four Square in Tekapo: off the charts schmick At…

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Date: 7th February 2024 Start: Stone Hut (km 2364.7) End: Camp Stream Hut (km 2385.4) Distance Travelled: 20.7 km Total Distance Completed: 2223.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Cold Water by Major Lazer Number of Stags on Stag Saddle: none, I want my money back Those blue mattresses are even better than I imagine.…

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