Made it!
To recap - shorts and Tshirt weather during the day, thermals at night. Coat on one day... Never wore the sun hat or the sunglasses.
We both made it! Think my friend enjoyed it more than me ...
She suffered way less aches and pains, I was perhaps more mentally prepared.
Regardless of track improvements it is still a long way to walk, carrying a big load, sleeping hard (and going to bed very early!)
Really have come home thinking 'been there, done that'... again!
Wrong timing? No spring flowers but no fagus either!
As much as I would like to think (and feel) that I can still do anything, my feet say "Nooooo"!!
The Three Capes Walk looks inviting; less days, less weight! A good alternative while I'm still convincing myself I'm too young for the 'private huts'.
As always, great company, great characters and new friends along the way!
Really appreciated the new track work south of Pelion Gap - its a fine line between a enjoying a wilderness experience and risking my neck every time I trip over a tricky tree root
I have said I wont do it again.....but, really! There is no where else, so readily accessible that is just so great!