Alan Nieuwenhuis (B.A.)

Completed: 13 December 2002

  • Start date: 19 October 2002
  • Direction Walked: North to South

General Comments

A well maintained track and campsites.  Just a great way to see the countryside.

Food/Supplies Comments

Mainly pasta, resupplied in towns along the way.

Favourite Section

Blackwood Valley.

Highlights

Enjoyed meeting all the different people on the track.

Personal Reactions

Developing endurance and the knowledge of how hard to push and when to back off.

Wildlife

Heaps of birds and very few snakes.

Your Best Equipment

My camera.

Your Worst Equipment

My raincoat - I carried it all the way and did not use it once.

Advice for Others

Do adequate training, wearing the boots you will use and a pack with a similar weight, you expect to carry.