Some wild kangaroos
At an overlook
Going through Hidden Gorge
The hike back home
The whole gang (minus me because I am taking the picture)
Justin (isn't he so cute!)
The hike back home
The whole gang (minus me because I am taking the picture)
Justin (isn't he so cute!)
Me in the gorge (those rocks got really annoying hiking on after an hour or so!)
Scenic overlook
This weekend we went on our first backpacking trip in Australia and it was wonderful! We couldn't have asked for better weather considering we were going in the middle of winter. We went with 6 other people from our church. We head off on Friday night to Mt. Remarkable National Park which is in the Southern Flinders Ranges about 3 hours away.
We stayed in a small cabin on Friday night since we didn't get there until like midnight. On Saturday morning we packed up all of our stuff and headed off to the trail. It was really beautiful on the trail. We hiked through a place called Alligator Gorge and then headed up to what is called the Battery which is essential just a flat ridge on top of a mountain. We hiked for about 6 hours and found our campsite on top of the battery. It was sorta just off on the side of the trail which isn't what Justin and I are used to, but we made it our home for the night. The eight of us pitched in and we had a delicious dinner of spaghetti. After dinner we quite a bit of time to kill before heading to bed, so we lied down on our back and watched the stars. I can't even describe how beautiful the night sky was. I had never seen so many star in my life. You could even see the band of the Milky Way. We saw several shooting starts as well. Who needs TV when you have nature!
We got up the next morning and started the trek back home through Hidden Gorge. It was beautiful as well! Eventually we made it back to car and it was a glorious site. On the way back home we stopped by and had some pies and Farmers Union Iced Coffee and called it a day! It was great getting back into nature and surprisingly enough Justin and I weren't too tired on Monday morning!
This weekend we are resting! We have been go the past four weekends and now it is time to relax! We are going to take some pictures of Adelaide so you all can see where we live and what it is like here! We miss everyone!
2 comments:
Wow it looks beautiful there. Glad you had a great trip. How is the winter there?
What winter is more like it! It isn't really that cold at all. The coldest it has been is around 45 degrees. It is very nice! They say Adelaide has a Mediterranean (spelling??) climate. So hot in the summer with no humidity! I hope you are adjusting well in Wisconsin and are enjoying your job and your adventure!
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