Lovely light, patchy shade and convenient fallen trees to sit for an extended cup of coffee (2 actually and v good), Special K bar (v bad, v sweet), chocolate chip biscuit (v, v excellent)
Gill Goes... Trekking The Bibbulmun Track End to End... Gringer Creek Shelter May 13th 2016 Day 9
Nerang Shelter to Gringer Creek Shelter 16.5km
A low key, low visibility day that was over in less than half a day, having left Nerang at 08:05 and arriving Gringer at 12:39 (including a 50 minute break)!
The resounding theme of the morning was smoke and mist until 09:00 and then just smoke until 11:00. No gunfire. No hills.
The track today was all about wandoo. This is what I no ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Western Australia Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
57, in love with the world. Fell in love with Nepal. Then Iran. Now? ....
Where to next?
2016 Bibbulmun Track End to End 1050km in my home state. UPDATE 13/4/19- IT"S FINISHED!!!!!!!!!
2017- Well, that'd be the USA again then Mongolia.
Update- Mongolia is to be shelved for yet another year. Instead there is a wedding to attend in Edinburgh- but first, The West Highland Way to be walked.
2018 - Tajikistan is calling
Update- Tajikistan indeed did call, as did Kyrgyzstan. It was amazing - a 23 day 2500 km Fann Mountains/Pamir Highway Odyssey then amazing trekking in the Tien Shan.... full info