Trapped between two flooded creeks?
Worried we would miss our flight out of Tasmania and home?
Wondering if we had enough food to eat until the rivers subside?
Sudden thunderstorms in Tasmania can make even small creeks flood quickly and to high levels.
On a recent trip into the South Coast of Tasmania we experienced the effects of a heavy thunderstorm and rain on two “small” creeks. It left us stranded between the two flooded creeks, that were 700 metres apart, for 10 hours. Luckily the rain stopped and we were able to cross or we may have been there for several days.
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We had spent a fantastic three nights at Louisa Bay and on …
Mid February will see us (Frank and Sue) tackle the South Coast Track for the second time. On this trip we are joined by John, who walked it with us four years ago and Mark who walked in the area extensively 20 plus years ago. We have started the planning phase of the walk and wanted to share a few of our ideas that will shape our planning.
Melaleuca Harbour on a beautiful still morning
The South Coast Track – our plans
The South Coast Track is a 85 km walk between Cockle Creek and Melaleuca in Tasmania’s South West National Park. Our plans are to take eight nights and enjoy a few easy days and take time to …
Do I rush out and buy all the hiking gear I need? Flog the credit card buying something I don’t know enough about? John Chapman has a different view: join a Bushwalking or Hiking Club.
John Chapman, Australian hiking guru and leading author has kindly agreed to be the second guest poster in response to Megan’s question: Hiking Gear – What are the basics to get started?
John has just sent the 5th edition of his guidebook South West Tasmania to the printers. It will be ready for release in June 2008. It is a highly recommended resource. 
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This is John’s response:
It is quite easy – tell her to …
Following our night in the bush away from Colin and John we had another short climb and then a forest descent before we emerged at South Cape Rivulet. Colin had come to meet us and we learned he had sent out search parties until quite late in the evening. We never saw or heard any of this as we had been tucked down next to a small, noisy stream and had finished dinner and were in bed by 7pm. Above is Sue, very early in the morning just after we arrived at South Cape Rivulet. The tide was well out, Colin and John were concerned the previous evening because the tide was in and the flow higher. It could have …
The track traverses the crest of the vegetated dunes of Milford Creek. The waters of this creek are particularly dark and the ford at this creek can appear much deeper than it actually is. For this reason we decided to take the alternate route and managed to get lost in the bush for several hours.
When we emerged from the bush we were back at the top of a steep set of steps that led to Milford Creek. We crossed the creek with ease and continued along the beach at times it some so windy it was difficult to keep walking. At the end of Prion Beach we climbed the wooden steps up to leave the beach and continued through …
