Walking and Wildflowers

Today (day two) couldn’t have been more different.
We were told the forecast was to be hot like the first day (yipes) so it was a lovely surprise to wake to the misty skies.

Today is a short trekking day – only 7.8kms and none of that straight up a mountainside nonsense. (Yesterday was 10.7km)
We left Waterfall Valley and were headed to Windermere

We rested quite well the night before, grabbed brekkie and headed off on the wrong track haha. The lovely hut volunteer called us back and redirected us. (The track out was different now that they upgraded the hut)

Hi Jeff…

Today I had more time to appreciate the abundance of pretty little wildflowers everywhere

A lot of this section of track is boardwalk so a lot less fatiguing than the rocks of yesterday

Not saying I was much faster though… just a whole lot more relaxed!

I love seeing the path disappearing… makes me feel the need to see what is around the corner or over the hill

So pretty too!

I remember going down this path with Fiona a few years back in a blizzard! All the bushes and trees covered in snow!

Loving the flowers

So tiny too

Little skinks like to sit on the boardwalk. Must be nice and warm

I always worry about accidentally stepping on one! Mostly they fling themselves off the boards when you get close though

I stop a lot…

But its worth stopping and looking

Despite the cooler day, I was pretty keen to go for a swim somewhere…

It would get coldish and a bit windy and I would be like… nah. No swim.

Then we’d be all hot and muggy and I was all in for a swim again…
It was the raging debate in my head for most of the way

There is a small side trip to Lake Wills where you can swim. We encouraged some other walkers to go… then we decided not to ourselves!
Luckily later on I heard they really enjoyed their swim and the side trip

And a snap of my beloved Pin Cushion Plant…

Such an amazing plant

Everything gets a bit wide open for a while! Such vast views!

Back to a bit of a rocky path

Not sure if you can see from this but some fairly steep down bits!

No-one fell down…

And there is the lake which is near the huts! We don’t have far to go.
(I went swimming in that lake despite the cooler weather and so glad I did! Stayed in the water for about half an hour! Wasn’t cold, just beautifully refreshing!)

Anyway, will finish this tomorrow or the next day!
Cheers!