The South Coast in October

[nothingwmn]

Hi all,
I am planning to do The South Coast the second week of October this year & am wondering if anyone has done the walk at that time of year? I have attempted it twice previously from Cockle Creek, once in early Jan & once in early Feb and on both occasions, we decided to turn back due to many days of heavy rain. This time, we will start at Melaleuca & allow nine days total in case we have to wait out the weather again. We are a party of 4 experienced walkers... does anyone have any thoughts or advice for us? I am well aware of how fickle the weather is at all times & am really hoping we get lucky this attempt, but are we being overly optimistic for that time of the year?

[tastrax]

Well you might get lucky in October but its probably the least likely month I would suggest for the Southcoast. Maatsuyker is off the coast but this shows that its a pretty windy and wet month

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/20081 ... 0810.shtml - Maatsuyker

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/20081 ... 0810.shtml - Strathgordon

[wello]

There was another post somewhere on this site with photos of how quickly the creeks rose after heavy rain (Louisa creek from memory) and that was in summer.

Maybe a simple piece of advice, but if you've got a choice of camping on either side of the river, camp on the side you're going to continue on the next day.

Wello