Just wanted to post a little about our adventures on the south coast track in July. My cousin and i walked the Port Davey and south coast in the summer of 2008 and we enjoyed it so much we thought we should challenge ourselves a little more and do it in winter, this time only the South coast leg. We had the track completely to ourselves the whole time and we were the first people on it for over 6 weeks (according to the log books).
After the disappointment of our flight being canceled due to some bad weather we managed to arrange another flight in and arrived at Melaleuca at about 2pm. We set off in rain and flooded track, and that continued for the next week. Long story short the creeks and rivulets which we had crossed in summer a year earlier had grown and surpassed both our imaginations! The smaller creeks/rivulets were chest height wades and the bigger ones were swims, ending in a very cold and 'fun' swim across the south cape rivulet. For us the big difference between walking this track in summer and winter was obviously the weather conditions (and the fact that we were completely alone). The rain, wind, water, creeks and boat crossing had a much bigger effect on our trip. Also crossing the ironbounds was significantly more of a challenge.
The trip was a great experience and we even had fun in some parts! You do get used to the rain and hail but you also get over a week of everything being soaked!
Enjoy the pics!
- View of Flooded Melaleuca
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- Creek Crossing
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I don't think I'd be trying it in Winter after all the rain we've had the last few weeks.
. . . . . and the fact that there are no photos from Louisa Creek campsite to Little Deadmans Bay for the day over the Ironbounds says heaps about the conditions you encountered. 
