Roaming Tinkerbell

From Greenstone Hut to Careys HutHiking time: 09:20a.m.-06:20p.m.Daily/Total distance: 28km /1016km +67km on side trails (247.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked)Steps: 39343Weather: overcast then sunny from noon onwards This morning I got up at around 8am and had another lazy start to the day. It really shows that autumn is approaching, as the sun rises later and sets earlier. If I would continue to head of at 8am like I did at the start of this trip I would walk in the…

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From McKellar Hut to Greenstone HutHiking time: 09:30a.m.-02:30p.m.Daily/Total distance: 18km /988km (247.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked)Steps: 24911Weather: overcast with some drizzle and some rays of sunshine Well last night was an adventure. In the middle of the night, around 2am I heard a loud BEEP BEEP BEEP. I sat upright in my bunk, then it came again. BEEP BEEP BEEP. I immediately realised that if was the smoke alarm and closed the open window next to me, thinking the guys might…

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From Mid Caples Hut to McKellar HutHiking time: 09:10a.m.-03:00p.m.Daily/Total distance: 22km /977km (247.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked)Steps: 30381Weather: overcast with drizzle and some rain After getting a good nights sleep I got up at 8am to have a leisurely morning eating breakfast and packing up. By 8:30am the hut warden came in to give the weather update for the day. Mostly overcast. I could see that outside, where quite a lot of the surroundings were covered in low clouds moving about….

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