Today we (Angie and Amanda- the other two Iowans, Courtney- a Canadian, Bill from NY, and I) hiked Mt Wellington. It is the highest mountain here in Hobart, and I think the third tallest in Tas. We got a ride up to the trail head and spent about 4-5 hours hiking up (with plenty of breaks of course). It as SO beautiful (and rather physically trying). From the top we could see halfway across Tasmania. Bill told us that looking out from there, the closest populated land was Chile (I corrected him in pointing out that Easter Island was in fact closer- thanks to my information from Dad and Emmy's current trip down there I was able to give everyone a small geography lesson and inform them that Easter Island is in fact populated land- populated by the Rapinuians ... I don't know how to spell that). Courtney and I did not want to hike down the Mt as it was already 4:30 and we still had to get back to Sandy Bay after we made it to the trail head. I didn't want to miss dinner and she had some work to get done, so we hitch hiked from the peak all the way to the university. It was nice.
Well, tomorrow it is off to do some white water rafting and camping. I'm sure that will provide another blog- and good pictures!
3 comments:
My earlier blog response was to an earlier blog back in February. Now I got it... the timing of these things. Your rafting sounds very exciting. 5 and I have done some minor rafting locally and really enjoy it. Is it necessary to watch for any curious predators such as crocs down there? I suppose you just carry a large croc knife with you. Have fun. Lots of love from PA.
what about new zealand? or fiji? or somoa? i think your guide needs a geography lesson :P i miss you!!
-Kate
That sounds awesome! I bet your hiker's calves are super ripped! Anyway, I'm sorry to hear things are so boring down there. I know you're so sad you can't be here watching mud dry with the rest of us. Love you!
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