Manfred rang yesterday from Richard's house which is in William Bay (not Peaceful Bay as reported before) to bring me up to date on the current situation. He said that since the very steep climb up Mt Clare he had been suffering with pain in the groin area and so he visited Denmark Hospital to get it checked out. Fortunately he did not have a hernia as he suspected, however, it was time to take stock and decide whether or not to continue on to Albany. After much thought and debate he has decided not to continue on with David & Tony.
Manfred is staying at the house while Richard, Tony & David walk from Walpole towards Denmark. Richard will leave the walk on Sunday and he an Manfred will then drive back to Perth on Monday. In the meantime Manfred is enjoying a very peaceful and quiet rest at William Bay. The weather is quite cool but there is plenty of wood available to light the hearth and sit and enjoy the warmth. He is enjoying the time to read his bible and meditate. Very relaxing after the gruelling walk.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Day 13 - 07 Nov 2010 - Long Point - Mt Clare
Received a text message today. They have arrived safely at Mt Clare. Tomorrow they will arrive in Walpole at which time be will be in contact by phone.
Update: Manfred just phoned from the top of Mt Clare. Both David and he are well. Some minor injuries, ie blisters, sore muscles but otherwise no major complaints. The hiking has been pretty tough and each night and rest day very welcome. Manfred saw a black snake but did not stop to make friends with it. (Wonder why). There have also been sightings of Tiger Snakes by other hikers. These are very dangerous and the bites can be fatal if help is not at hand.
Today they had company on their walk from Murray, Bruce and Bob. However, these men then continued on to Walpole. At the campsite they were met by friends of David, Richard & Tony. Richard has a house near Peaceful Bay and both he an Tony walked from Walpole to Mt. Clare to meet up with the guys. The will walk back with them tomorrow and possibly Manfred & David will have at least one night in a house.
They usually get up at about 4:45am and are on the track by 6:30am. Manfred said that the scenery is beautiful and they have also seen (and photographed) heaps of wild flowers. Can't wait for the photos.
The last bit of today's walk was uphill at a quite steep angle so reaching the summit was a very welcome site for them. As we were speaking a group of young teenage boys (about 15 aged between 14-16) arrived at the campsite with 2 group leaders and were busy setting up tents. Tonight may not be as quite as the guys were hoping for.
Have picked up a couple of photos off the net:
First one is of the track to Mt Clare and the second is the campsite.
It was really great to hear from Manfred and know that he was well and safe. Wasn't worried yet, but probably would have been if I had not heard by tomorrow.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Day 11 - 05 Nov 2010 - Mt Chance - Woolbales
Sorry, still nothing to report. The are now getting close to the beach part of the walk. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the photos when they finally get back home.
Day 10 - 04 Nov 2010 - Dog Pool - Mt Chance
No news again. Looked up some info on the web as follows:
No fires allowed from here to Albany. Nice easy walk in spite of the distance. Reedy swamps and prolific wildflowers add character to the rugged Pingerup Plains. Mixture of jarrah and karri trees at various places. Be sure to climb to the top of Mount chance for the inspirational views.
http://old.cia.com.au/ianj/australia/Bibbulmun/Track/Bibbulmun-Track.shtml
Day 8 - 02 Nov 2010 - Lake Maringup - Dog Pool.
No contact again. This trek was 24.5km, approx 10km longer than the previous two days. I think this was around the area that they were planning another rest day. Probably won't hear from them until they get to Walpole.
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