Something a bit different for the next week or so…. I just got back from hiking the overland track in Tasmania, through beautiful mountains and rainforest. I’ll give a bit of a summary and post a few pics from each day!
The first day wasn’t so good for pictures, due to the weather: freezing wind, rain & mist! It was easy to feel dispirited as I clambered up what seemed like a vertical cliff face (it wasn’t really) with soaking wet clothes and wind strong enough to blow me over. Looking down the mountain ridge on either side, I could see clouds swirling up towards me! We stopped at an old boat shed on Crater Lake for lunch, where I took the picture above. Not particularly remarkable I know, but you can imagine how glad we were to have a bit of food and shelter.
After we reached the top of the first mountain, it was a fairly easy squelch down to Waterfall Valley hut (the overland track has huts at each campsite). We opened the door to the first hut to be greeted by a rush of warm air…. and hikers from floor to ceiling – the hut was completely full! Luckily there was a smaller hut, very rough and with no heating but we were glad to see it
Here is the hut, taken the next morning.
And this is a Bennetts wallaby with its mother, taken next to the hut.
Tune in next time for day 2!