Overcast. This is how it started, so this is how it shall end. My friend and I have the last 14km to knock off to claim the Cape to Cape Track. Day packs this time. We feel so light and free as we shrug them on and wander to the Cape Naturalist Lighthouse. Sauntering down… Continue reading Trail Tale – End Part
Trail Tale – Part Seven
At 11pm, I woke with my bladder protesting and I was…WARM! Woohoo! Reluctantly, I dragged myself out of the tent and staggered to the drop dunny. Glad to have not run into any wildlife, I cocooned back in and managed to make it almost a full night sleep. In the morning, my body was stiff,… Continue reading Trail Tale – Part Seven
Trail Tale – Part Fivesix
I had given up on sleep at 3am. I managed to get a couple of hours before waking up frozen, and slipped on my jacket over my sleeping clothes. The same Kmart jacket I was going to leave in the car yesterday. It wasn’t enough to keep me from the cold and I dozed, never… Continue reading Trail Tale – Part Fivesix
Trail Tale – Part Four
After the last pair of expensive hiking boots tore up my feet, I wasn’t wearing them again…ever! I had found a pair of joggers at Big W at the last minute that ‘should do the job’. They looked so clean compared to my dusty gaiters. At Prevelly, the clouds were deciding if they should throw… Continue reading Trail Tale – Part Four