tristan riley

… A night spent in Teal Bay hut on Lake Hauroko reminded me why I hate huts. After we arrive alone, one boat lands. Then another. Then another, who fish for trout at night with pink plastic mice. Then at 2am, a boat load of drunken fools cooks a midnight feast with nonstop cursing. How [...]

… It didn’t take long to realize that 1 kilogram of food per day was too much. So much for lightweight tramping! Matt and I staggered up Gardner Burn, after turning off the Dusky track a couple of hours up from Lake Hauroko. We had 22 days of food and planned to walk to West [...]