2019 Hume and Hovell Track
Tim and Gill at Hospital Hill lookout
Eleven days to go and as we prepare for our upcoming trip a saying comes to mind ‘Life is what gets in the way of living’.
By this I mean that both Gill and I have so much to do before our trip before we go; around the house, in preparation for the hike, and in family matters. While we’re confident from a planning perspective we still have a lot things to sort out; finalisation of food packs, food caching, transport arrangements and last but not least packing our gear.
One task we have been meaning to do for a number of months has been to re-waterproof our rain gear and tent fly – something that is certainly needed. While these pieces of gear have been doing a good job of keeping us dry, they have long since stopped bleeding water which is a sure sign that their water proofing ability is on the wane.
Given all this, for us this is one of the most least organised hikes we have done over the past five years but certainly one to which we are both looking forward.
Eleven days to go and as we prepare for our upcoming trip a saying comes to mind ‘Life is what gets in the way of living’. By this I mean that both Gill and I have so much to do before our trip before we go; around the house, in preparation for the hike, and […]