Day 5: 3 hot hills and 26km

28 March

(Sorry about the upside down and sideways photos, not sure how to turn them :-()



The day started with another gorgeous sunset - this time from my tent, everything seemed to glow orange. 



I started walking a little later as I had to pack up the tent and talked a little to the other people at the camp site and ended up walking a lot in the heat.  The day started off through more burned forest and then up two hills with lots of granite boulders and outcrops and nice views across to where I was going. 


Namely, this one, Mt. Cook. 

I keep looking at my shadow and think about how different this is from how most people know me. 



There were a few cute little Ornate crevice lizards around, but most of them were too quick to be photographed. I got this one though: 



After a steep downhill and a longish walk along a flat fire trail, I climbed Mt. Cook - and could see the other two hills far back. 





I stayed the night at Nerang campsite- after tending to my blister, I watched the full moon rise while eating dinner in the middle of nowhere. While Birger sent me a message that he was watching the full moon in Bondi beach - what a different world! The buzz of Bondi vs this track - I can count the people I?ve seen since last Wednesday on two hands (8). 

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  1. CorkyApril 1, 2021 at 5:40 PM

    Great that you have phone access to home. Sorry to hear about the blister. Hope it settles with good care. You're doing great. Look forward to your updates.

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