Conversation ceased and all of us could feel the twitch of muscles starting to cramp, no doubt due to the salt loss from our sweating. Even as we began the descent into Lake Vera there was little to be said. After almost eight hours of walking we just wanted to get there. It's amazing what a cup of pea and ham soup, a wash down in a mountain stream, dry clothes and the prospect of a soft, inflatable Thermarest mattress will do for the psyche of the exhausted bushwalker.
Within two hours of taking up residence in the bright and cheery circa 1979 Lake Vera Hut, our enthusiasm had returned.
The next morning, after a sleep-in, the four of us decided to push on to Lake Tahune. So far the weather had been fine, but there were no guarantees it would stay that way. The Frenchman's Cap area is one where the Parks and Wildlife Service notes that 'rain normally falls on 15 to 20 days each month during summer and more often in other seasons'
Source link: http://www.theage.com.au/news/explore-australia/conquering-the-cap/2007/11/27/1196036876651.html
A man who texted his mother telling her to get the drugs out of his mattress was today jailed for three years.
Source link: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/article3202019.ece
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