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Day 10: Murrarang Head to Kanangra Parking Area
Sandi wrote:Lovely waking up to mist in a cave. Did have to get up once in the night for a wee and was surprised that I couldn't see very well, then realised it was due to the mist. Anyway... full water pots, Perry had no trouble getting the fire going… more »
Day 9: Gingra Creek to Murrarang Head
The dawn arrived without rain, though it had rained through the night: it was a beautiful morning, and we took as much advantage of the sun and wind as possible, moving our wet clothes around the camp-site from tree to tree, as needed. Time for cups of t… more »
Day 8: Scott's Main Range to Gingra Creek
Had very vague memories of Sandi's activity during the night and of hearing consistent rain. Woke to find our tent surrounded by various containers overflowing with fresh rainwater and a Sandi with a big (successful) smile on her face! The first task… more »
Day 7: Kanangra Walls to Scott's Main Range
We'd packed the car and our walking packs yesterday, so all that was left to do in the morning was to take down the tent, eat breakfast and drive down to the parking area, where we were leaving the car for our arrival in 3-4 days time. After an early r… more »
Days 5 & 6: Kanangra Walls Rest Days
Sandi wrote:Well... lovely day with the kids. Last night they cooked us garlic mushrooms, butter chicken on rice followed by carrots & peas. Then marshmallows & chocolate. Many cups of tea of course. Bless them they had the tent up. All of us s… more »
Day 4: Dex Creek to Kanangra Parking Area
Sandi wrote:On our way bedecked with drying washing! Little bit of rain overnight. From our camp-site we had two ridges to chose from, so after a little bit of map investigation and consultation of the Dingo Gap track notes we chose what we thought… more »
Day 3: Cox's River to Dex Creek
Sandi wrote:Leave camp following a good wash in the Cox for me: Cold but wonderful to rinse the salt off hair particularly. Left camp just before 9:00am, so we're getting better with the packing up camp. Spent a bit of time orientating ourselves an… more »
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Day 2: Lake Birrel to Cox's River
Sandi wrote:Fire: feel very proud - did it without paper. Perry had a sleep in. Very dilatory getting up and away. Just not efficient. Very pleasant morning. Rain overnight: lots of thunder and lightning, some wind. Tent dried quickly this morning.… more »
Day 1: Locked Gate to Birrel Lake
The weather leading up to this morning did not look promising with thunder storms predicted today and rain tomorrow followed by showers. But the day dawned beautiful and proved wonderful walking weather. Nathanael drove us up to the locked gate and… more »
Goodnight folks - that will be it for about a fortnight...
This sounds a bit like an old song, but anyway, here we go: The food is divided and packed The clothes have been pulled out The packs are packed more »