A Dangerous Business

Date: 7th January 2024 Start: Ship Cove (km 1715.4) End: Schoolhouse Bay Campsite (km 1721.1) Distance Travelled: 5.6 km Total Distance Completed: 1561 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears Snacks Stolen by Weka: my cashews (I got them back) ding ding ding we have a…

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Date: 6th January 2024 Start: Wellington (km 1702.6) End: Island Bay (km 1715.4) Distance Travelled: 12.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1555.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: So Much (For) Stardust by Fall Out Boy Islands Completed: 1 Ah, at long last I can have a little sleep in. Key word there being little, I…

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Date: 5th January 2024 Start: Camp Elsdon, Porirua (km 1671.1) End: Wellington City (km 1702.6) Distance Travelled: 31.5 km Total Distance Completed: 1542.6 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: EAEA by Blanca Paloma Roads West of Wellington: maliciously steep Camp Elsdon provided some shelter from the wind so sleep was easy to come by, but…

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Date: 4th January 2023 Start: Waikanae (km 1621.4) End: Camp Elsdon, Porirua (km 1671.1) Distance Travelled: 36 km walked + 13.7 km on a stinky, no good rail replacement bus (49.7 km total) Total Distance Completed: 1511.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: the John Wick theme song (for some reason) Wind: c’mon, it’s Wellington…

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Date: 3rd January 2024 Start: Parawai Lodge (km 1596.8) End: Waikanae (km 1621.4) Distance Travelled: 15.4 km walked + 9.2 km hitched (24.6 km total) Total Distance Completed: 1461.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Dancing Queen by ABBA Energy Levels: replenished through the power of pizza Remember how everyone yesterday was feeling a bit…

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Date: 2nd January 2024 Start: Nichols Hut (km 1578.5) End: Parawai Lodge (km 1596.8) Distance Travelled: 18.3 km Total Distance Completed: 1436.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: 2000 And Whatever by Electric Fields Feet: battered With another fairly long day ahead, I presumed everyone would be eager to get going early. I presumed wrong.…

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Date: 1st January 2024 Start: Waiopehu Hut (km 1560.9) End: Nichols Hut (km 1578.5) Distance Travelled: 17.6 km Total Distance Completed: 1418.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: JOY by Kings Kaleidoscope There Word Summary of the Day: hard but rewarding An alarm going off before 5am is either a sign that I’m about to…

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Date: 31st December 2023 Start: Makahika Outdoor Centre (km 1547.2) End: Waiopehu Hut (km 1560.9) Distance Travelled: 13.7 km Total Distance Completed: 1400.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Some Nights by fun. Grunting: putting Sharapova to shame Well there’s no use worrying about it anymore. This is my D-Day. Technically I guess it’d be…

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Date: 30th December 2023 Start: Ian & Frank’s Hut (km 1529.2) End: Makahika Outdoor Centre (km 1547.2) Distance Travelled: 18 km Total Distance Completed: 1387.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: edamame by bbno$ Muddiness: 3.5/5 Pirongias, with some bits rising to 5/5 Truthfully, I was dreading today’s hike. It looked to be longer and…

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Date: 29th December 2023 Start: Te Whare O Moturimu (km 1514.4) End: Ian & Frank’s Hut (km 1529.2) Distance Travelled: 14.8 km Total Distance Completed: 1369.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Sun Goes Down by Robin Schultz Rain: annoyingly persistent This is going to be one of those posts where I’m going to have…

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