Today was going to be the first day on the trail. Having spent all week dropping resupply boxes and trying to work out where and when I will be it was all over. I woke up at 4.30am and realised I hadn't done a full packing of my pack. We had checked off the list of items as on this trip I am on my own. So I jumped out of bed and packed the pack as if I was going. It felt very heavy. I then taped my toes with fixomull as a blister preventative and then went back to bed.
The pack is heavier than normal as I am carrying about 6 litres of water. The general consensus was the water at Pigeon Bore is not the best tasting and the northern tanks aren't always full. This proved to be the case at the trailhead and the hiker camp with no water available.
It is the end of school holidays and there was a lot of traffic up here as we arrived. Said goodbye to Belinda and Isabelle who then had to drive 6 hours back to Adelaide (to a nice hotel bed though).
The walk starts by following the Parachilna Gorge and the track winds through the creek and up the banks climbing steadily from about 250 m above sea level to about 590m over about 10 kilometres. It am taking it easy over the first couple of weeks to get the body into rhythm. This section of the Flinders is what interests me most and I want to see it and enjoy it. Hopefully the body doesn't take too long to get into line.
Isabelle was down with a cold for a couple of days and I was hoping not to pick it up. Arrived at Pigeon Bore fairly early in he afternoon and then relaxed and cooked dinner. Sweet curry tonight. It was good. Compliments to the chef. Still didn't eat as much as I allowed which seems to be the way in the beginnings of the walk. Had a breakfast wrap in Hawker before we left and a Muesli bar on the walk in. I get the feeling I am going to have excess food in the first couple of weeks. Very chilly as the sun goes down. Had a wash and sitting in bed . Will be a long night but I have the kindle. Short walk tomorrow to Middlesight Hut.
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