Hi Folks,
The days at Mount Field are drawing to a close and although a lot has been seen and done i feel that there is more to do and know.
Today was pretty quiet. I spent the morning on small chores but had some conversations with my current neighbours retired caravanners Ian and Jenny who are from Adelaide and departed today. They have had some interesting misadventures with their van. The worst being losing a wheel in outback SA. He was over here to sail radio controlled model yachts in a competition.
I also had a long talk with a couple from Tasmania who were trying out a camper trailer with a view to buying it. He was in IT and she does house sitting. It was a S/H Cavalier made in Adelaide with trim much the same as ours. They were interested in looking at this one and conversely i had a look at theirs and passed on my "expert" views. He is also a trout fisherman and did the walk to Lake Belcher 15 years ago when he was 35. The fact hat he would not contemplate it now made me feel a bit better about being so knackered after i did it yesterday.
Needing some band aids for my blistered heel I headed to New Norfolk and was surprised to see the chemist shop open. They did lock the doors once i was inside after all it was 130! I was sold some Compeed blister patches that you stick on and leave on until they drop off or you foot drops off.
After fuel and some food supplies I returned to the park and following more chores, packed minimal gear for a walk to Lake Seal to check out the fishing. The walk was good and i passed and chatted to several people heading in the opposite direction. Unfortunately without waders the only bank access was into shallow water. I had a few token tasks but without any obvious fish rising it was a lost cause. I do have my waders with me but probably won't get back there.
On my return to camp I was chatting to Andrea who i passed on my walk. She was having a training run with a full backpack for the Overland track in a few days time. Her mode of travel was a roof top tent on her jeep. For something that cost $700 new including delivery it was good value. As long as you don't mind packing it up every time you want to go somewhere. She had been a derivatives trader(whatever that is) and was now studying biology with part of this trip collecting and pressing tree specimens for an assignment.
That's part of the fun of the road, everybody has a story. Most of them are a bit more succinct than the ones in this blog though.
Night folks,
Simon
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