Roaming Tinkerbell

From Careys Hut to Kiwi Burn HutHiking time: 10:05a.m.-04:30p.m.Daily/Total distance: 25km +1 /1041km +68km on side trails (247.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked) 777.5 walkedSteps: 31976Weather: low clouds then sunny from noon onwards This morning I had a lazy start of the day. I had already decided not to go all the way to Te Anau, and would be taking a short trip off trail to Kiwi Burn Hut. When I finally had all my things assembled and was ready to set…

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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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From Queenstown to Mid Caples HutHiking time: 10:00a.m.-12:30p.m.Daily/Total distance: 9km /977km (247.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked)Steps: 14640Weather: overcast with drizzle The day started out really early. As the Shuttle was leaving at 8am, I had to be ready to leave the hostel at 7:30am in order to get to the pick up point the required 15 min before. The hostel offered a free breakfast of toast and jam, so i filled up on that and prepared some to take with me….

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Well, today I took a zero for some Queenstown adventures. I got up by 9am and packed up my backpack to put it into the luggage storage downstairs. I was informed the previous day that I could use any of the facilities I wanted, even after checking out. Well, that is good to know. By 10am I had reached the Bungy Base in Queenstown from AJ Hackett and got myself checked in for my triple adventure. I had bookings to…

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From Macetown to QueenstownHiking time: 10:00a.m.-03:45p.m.Daily/Total distance: 41km (17 hitched) /977km (247.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked)Steps: 31311Weather: clear then cloudy This morning I had planned to get up at 8am and leave by 9. This didn’t quite work out and I got up at 8:30am. My quilt was a bit damp and my tent was very wet from condensation. With my damp quilt I was very reluctant to pack it up, as I do not want to pack it away without…

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From Highland Creek Hut to MacetownHiking time: 09:30a.m.-03:00p.m. and 04:00p.m.-08:20p.m.Daily/Total distance: 20km /936km (230.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked)Steps: 35581Weather: clear Well, two people got up at the crack of dawn this morning. I found it still too cold out and decided to lie in my Quilt a bit longer before getting up. By 8:30am I was up though and getting ready to head out. I had planned a big day for the day. The two girls had left just before me,…

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From Stack Conservation Area to Highland Creek HutHiking time: 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. and 02:00p.m.-05:00p.m.Daily/Total distance: 10km /916km (230.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked)Steps: 18619Weather: clear After last night I had a lazy morning today. I didn’t get up until just before 9am and got moving very slowly. Upon packing my stuff I let my tent groundsheet dry a bit while eating before finishing up. While I was doing this, the girl from the couple from America walked past on the trail below me. She…

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From Wanaka to Stack Conservation AreaHiking time: 02:15p.m.-08:15p.m.Daily/Total distance: 20km /906km (230.5 hitched/skipped, 84 biked)Steps: 32938Weather: rain in the morning, clouds from noon onwards with clear weather after about 5pm This morning I lazily got up at 9am to start packing my things. All my clothes had dried over night and were ready to be packed away. After finishing this off, I went to the front office to pick up my fully charged powerbank as well as to put my…

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