A Dangerous Business

Date: 20th January 2024 Start: John Tait Hut (km 1992.5) End: West Sabine Hut (km 2007.3) Distance Travelled: 14.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1847.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Honey in the Rock by Brooke Ligertwood Rain Avoidance: timed to perfection I don’t know why I bother setting an alarm in huts. There’s always…

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Date: 19th January 2024 Start: Alpine Lodge, St Arnaud (km 1967.9) End: John Tait Hut (km 1992.5) Distance Travelled: 24.7 km Total Distance Completed: 1832.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil Weather: just generally garbage 11 hours in civilisation is all I will get. Despite no change in the…

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Date: 18th January 2024 Start: Red Hills Hut (km 1947.1) End: Alpine Lodge, St Arnaud (km 1967.9) Distance Travelled: 20.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1807.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Don’t Tread On Me by We The Kingdom Hitchhiking Success: all time low I… I did it. I finished the Richmond’s. And I did…

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Date: 17th January 2024 Start: Hunters Hut (km 1928.9) End: Red Hills Hut (km 1947.1) Distance Travelled: 18.2 km Total Distance Completed: 1787 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Not Afraid by Hillsong United Food Bag: satisfyingly empty As I was writing up today’s stats above, I had a moment where it dawned on me…

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Date: 16th January 2024 Start: Mid Wairoa Hut (km 1911.8) End: Hunters Hut (km 1928.9) Distance Travelled: 17.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1768.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Chariot by Hillsong United Today’s Environment: oddly reminiscent of Australia No, don’t make me leave the hut! Let me be comfy for just a little bit…

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Date: 15th January 2024 Start: Mt Rintoul Hut (km 1896.6) End: Mid Wairoa Hut (km 1911.8) Distance Travelled: 15.2 km Total Distance Completed: 1751.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Like It Like That by Guy Sebastian Internal Thoughts When I Saw Robins: *joyful screaming* One thing I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post is…

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Date: 14th January 2024 Start: Slaty Hut (km 1883.3) End: Mt Rintoul Hut (km 1896.6) Distance Travelled: 13.3 km Total Distance Completed: 1736.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Twenty Five Miles by Human Nature Today’s Mood: swinging like a pendulum There were a few times last night when I was woken up by the…

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Date: 13th January 2024 Start: Rocks Hut (km 1858.4) End: Slaty Hut (km 1883.3) Distance Travelled: 24.9 km Total Distance Completed: 1723.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: the song of thousands of cicadas Metres Climbed: over 1800 Hey weather forecast, why did you lie to me? You said it wouldn’t rain, so why is…

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Date: 12th January 2024 Start: Pelorus River Campsite (km 1826.6) End: Rocks Hut (km 1858.4) Distance Travelled: 31.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1698.3 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: various scenes from The Avengers, don’t ask why Sandfly Population on the Pelorus River: hundreds at least Why am I waking up at 5am? I hate…

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Date: 11th January 2024 Start: Havelock Holiday Park (km 1805.5) End: Pelorus River Campsite (km 1826.6) Distance Travelled: 21.1 km Total Distance Completed: 1666.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Gone by Kings Kaleidoscope Pelorus River Water Temperature: refreshing Yet again I’m getting up inhumanely early. Granted this has been the first one in a…

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