stubowling wrote:Good luck on attempt # 2 at Bobs SBS - what went wrong on attempt #1?
Hope you get a drained sink hole for your trip in there, lovely little camping area if it's clear.
Murphy follows me, as some on this forum might know.
I'm not that experienced with only 3 years walking in Tas and mainly day walks, I hadn't been into the SW via Farmhouse before.
My start was delayed by taking the wrong branch of the Picton Road, by the time I started I was running 2 hrs behind.
The track was atrocious, with many trees down and plenty of mud to slide about on.
It was raining pretty hard, after a few hours of wallowing about I still hadn't found the Lake Sydney track junction(maybe I did, but wasn't sure).
Without having too much experience in those conditions and being on my own I retreated to the last campsite I had seen.
Has to be said after a pretty lethargic winter the body wasn't in prime condition
Decided to retreat home with tail firmly between my legs, and address all the issues I confronted. I quite often have a 'recce' before walks and now classify this 'attempt' as a 'recce'.
Have now lost 10kg, have got 80-odd km of walking under my feet and have enlisted some more experienced company for the trip.
It's been fairly dry lately so am hopeful for a great campsite.
It was your photo of The Boomerang that inspired my attempt...thank's for that
