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Date: 12th September 2023 Start: Elliot Ridge Campsite End: Cape Otway Campsite Distance Travelled: 23 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Underdressed by Gable Price and Friends Spiky Friends Made: 1 This morning was a classic Jono Southward wake up: set an early alarm, wake up, lie there for 20 minutes trying to pluck up…
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Date: 11th September 2023 Start: Apollo Bay Information Centre End: Elliot Ridge Campsite Distance Walked: 10.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Whiteshadow by Voyager Love of Hikers Wool: limitless Considering everything that happened on the Carnarvon Great Walk, it’s quite surprising that I rose today feeling awfully excited for what lay ahead of me.…
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Ok, so we’re doing this… -Aaron Burr, Hamilton I’ve barely had time to breathe since getting home from Carnarvon Gorge, and now I’m on the cusp of starting another trail. First things first, where am I going? Well, I’m going [snickers] southward! …I’ll see myself out… Ok ok, serious answer: I’m heading down to Victoria…
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It’s been close to a week since I finished the Carnarvon Great Walk and re-entered civilised society. Let me tell you, proper food tastes spectacular after only eating freeze-dried meals and instant ramen. Although I would’ve downed a fat, juicy steak if given the choice, a big hearty bowl of mum’s chicken noodle soup did…
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Date: 4th September 2023 Start: Consuelo Camping Zone End: Carnarvon Visitors Centre Distance Walked: 29.1 km Current Song Stuck in Head: various songs from Hamilton Desire to do any sort of hiking involving hills in the near future: nil At the third time of asking, I finally got out of bed when I said I…
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Date: 3rd September 2023 Start: West Branch Walker’s Camp End: Consuelo Camping Zone Distance Walked: 17.3 km Current Song Stuck in Head: Past, Present, Future by Kings Kaleidoscope Need for shower: Extreme Apart from walking through the gorge on day 1, today has been the highlight of my trip so far. There was some nice…
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Date: 2nd September 2023 Start: Gadd’s Walkers Camp End: West Branch Walkers Camp Distance Walked: 15.8 km Current Song Stuck in Head: Monsters Inc. I’m not joking, I’ve had random scenes from Monsters Inc. repeating in my head all day. Blisters: 3 Today was… bad. Not in the physically demanding way that yesterday was, more…
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Date: 1st September 2023 Start: Carnarvon Visitors Centre End: Gadd’s Walkers Camp Distance Walked: 24.8 km Current Song Stuck in Head: Like An Angel Passing Through My Room by ABBA Heart Status: missing in action It was hard getting out of bed this morning. I liked the comfort of my bed and the warmth of…
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The last week or so has been rather eye-opening, and not in a good way. As I (briefly) mentioned in my last post, I am undertaking two multi-day treks in preparation for my Te Araroa thru-hike, the first of these being the Carnarvon Great Walk, an 87 km loop in the aptly named Carnarvon National…
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Well then, here’s goes nothing, I guess… In mid-2021 during one of my many phases of feeling jaded at my uni studies and the career/s it was supposed to unlock for me, I did what I do best and started planning a holiday. This isn’t a new thing for me, I’ve been doing it for…
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Hello Jono, Well, you are certainly on the go! Great to read of your Norwegian journey – or at least…
Well, Jono, you are full of surprises! I hadn’t realised how much you had planned to pack in to your…
Hi Jono, The entertainment continues! Fancy finding so many deserted (almost) places in a country about the size of NZ…
Wow, Jono. You certainly get around! Very entertaining narrative. Yes, I am glad you got to the IOM, even though…
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Wow, Jono! What magnificent scenery! I must say I enjoyed the journey, sitting in my LazyBoy chair. Actually, I am…