Hi Everyone
My daily positive is that I went hiking for the weekend just gone. It was quite cold but I stayed quite toastie with the clothes and sleeping gear I tool along. Food was very high brow – left over roast veges and then chilli con carne.
I hiked for miles! Given that we've had so much rain recently, and the fact that the weather was completely clear, the views and surrounds were simply spectacular. Every possible waterfall and creek was flowing beautifully and the sound of the water crashing down was breathtaking. The caves were damp and peaceful. There was mud to be had up to your ankles, but I just walked through this (rather than scampering around so my boots stayed clean), which didn't take away from the experience at all.
We got lost and slightly off the grid only once (there were a lot of hazards and trees that had fallen over) but managed to right things soon enough.
There was, however, a number of creek crossings to navigate through – most of which required some serious rock climbing. This has never been a forte of mine, but I'm proud to say that I managed to navigate most of them without assistance. Unfortunately, though, I also managed to fall in twice (first had water to my hips, second water to underneath my armpits). Consequently, spent most of the day freezing. Oh well!
I was very proud of myself that I managed to hike through parts of the track that had a narrow pathway against quite a steep slope. Who knows, I may have conquered my fear of heights (unlikely)…
So good to be amongst it all. I feel really happy and mentally well.
I hope you are all well.
