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Stewart Island and PCT

Posted on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 by Up to the Hills

Good news for all you avid blog followers (i.e. my Mum and friend who loves blogs). I have decided to attempt to blog the PCT as well. It is a lovely way to record memories. A quick update. Since finishing the TA. I went to Stewart Island and did the 40km Great walk loop on … Continue reading Stewart Island and PCT →

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Itโ€™s hard to believe that 2 years ago today, I started walking from Mexico to Canada. I miss so much about the trail, except the cold desert nights ๐Ÿฅถ ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ. I think I even miss being damper than a panther and moister than an oyster in Washington! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Last year in lockdown, I taught myself procreate, which is still a work in progress, but some of the fruits of that time are available as digital cards available to download and print on Etsy. Link in profile if you want to send a card to your fellow hiker trash who you miss.
South Coast Track Day 5-6 (Day 11-12 of trip) - Finally posting the last of the photos, it only takes a year! The final two days could have been done in one, but Soph wanted as much time in the bush as possible, I however wanted a shower (soft through hiker that I am ๐Ÿ˜‚) Day 11 involved me falling in a mud puddle, see story and then on Day 12 we finally made it out to Cockle Creek where our car was waiting for us, we high tailed it to the nearest RSL for a burger, then finally returned to Hobart for my shower. South West Cape track was particularly fun. 10/10 would recommend ๐Ÿคฉ
South Coast Track Day 3-4 (day 9-10 of trip) A couple of easier days with an awesome sunset. On day 3 we had to cross a river. There are 3 dinghies and you have to row back and forth pulling a spare dinghy to ensure that there is always at least 1 dinghy on each side of the river for the next people who come along. It was fun to row for a bit and have a break from walking. Our campsite on night 10 was at the top of a waterfall. Iโ€™m missing the freedom of living outside.
South Coast Track - Day 1 and 2 (but day 7 & 8 of the entire trip) - Day 7 we smashed out 30km to combine 2 days of the South Coast track into 1. Day 8 started with a quoll stealing my muesli then a 1000m climb up the iron bound range, the first photo (plus a few others) are from the top, then began the slow slog down in slippery mud. Photo 10 is from the bottom of the iron bounds looking up at the climb.
Day 5 & 6 - South West Cape Circuit. The track notes for the day said approx 12km but 10-12hrs of hiking! That is 1km per hour so we werenโ€™t expecting great things from the day but going up and over the range to horseshoe bay was no where near as slow as we anticipated even with a very thick bush bash navigational detour, but once at horseshoe bay it took time to wade around the bay in shin deep water and swim a few rivers with our packs in garbage bags. Thankfully all our gear stayed dry on the swims.
South West Cape Circuit -Day 3 & 4 - Day 3 was a big day and involved a steep climb up on to the head land to Mt Karamu, then a bushbash up, over and through the South West Cape Range which the track notes say it is not a well defined track and easy to get lost. Thankfully we had pretty good weather on top of the range and were able to follow a faint footpad most of the time. However, there was a lot of thick growth to bash through. Day 4 was a shorter day from Window Pane Bay to Murgarb Creek.

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