I've made it back to civilisation (surprisingly in one piece) after tramping the spectacular (32km!!) Routeburn Track in driving rain and gale force winds, through waterfalls, moss forests, along mountain edges, lugging 10kg of camping supplies with a chest infection and not enough waterproof clothes. However none of this quite compares to the challenge of eating dehydrated spaghetti bolognaise with nothing but a disposable teaspoon. Character building?!