Thursday…

Hello!
Gosh… its just pouring down tonight as I sit here all snug with our fire going!

Bigfoot above?
Just Jeff helping me out with the current Photo Challenge – subject ‘SHOES’

Despite the fairly terrible weather we went for an Anniversary Bay Loop hike the other day.

Overall, apart from the gloom, it was really rather nice out there

Rain threatened but mostly missed us

Here we go… a selfie before heading up into the hills

And still kinda smiling when we made it to the top of (ahem) Bastard Hill
(We both had our packs on – first time I’ve taken mine out on a more demanding hike)

I took a few other ‘shoe’ photos after deliberately jumping in the deepest mud puddles I could find… just in case they worked better than Jeffs big shoe photo

How old am I again??? SO much fun!!

And here is my newest hiking kit!
Microspikes!
You might remember the hike I did just over a year ago with my cousin Leonie up at the Walls of Jerusalem – the track being more of an ice rink than a path.
Nightmare.

Since I am planning on being up on the Overland in Sept. I wanted something to help with it. I don’t care about snow, mud, water etc. But ice freaks me out a bit.
I’d heard people talk about them so investigated and bought some!

They were easy enough to put on and while I didn’t have ice to practice on, they bit into the slippery mud really well and were also quite comfortable to actually hike in.
They do add a bit of weight… (about 480g total) but I think its worth it. Better than a potential broken leg anyway!!

And to finish off the day… a little sunshine as a treat!
Well… I am off to bed!
Will be nice to lie there and listen to the rain!
Cheers!