The rain
Woke up several times over the night by the strong gale forced wind, hail and rain banging the roof. The fellow hikers were deterred, the information centre lady was shocked to find out that we were still keen on hiking. May be we are really stupid, ignorant and nor did we realise of what was ahead of us.
We found our way to Mt Buffalo, a 45 minute drive from Bright. Put on our rain gear and toughed our senses, bravely stepped out of the car, it took me five seconds to realise it was a bad idea. We’ve never really hiked in the rain, only when it have been spitting and under an umbrella, but never in the middle of a heavy downpour, nor had 3 egoist male along trying to prove who is more of a man.
At least I finally got to test the validity of the salesman who sold me the Nataka water proof jacket. It was bad, pretty freaken bad, my camping pants were soaked in two minutes, everything waist below were soaked. However, I did learn a new trick, to tie plastic bag around the socks before step in to the shoe, that ensured just in case the shoes got wet, at least my foot stayed dry. It sort of worked, until we had to cross a river :)
The experience was unique, certainly entertaining to a degree, but will not be pleasant to repeat, it took almost a day to dry the shoes and clothes, I almost caught a cold, and Warren entered hyperthermia. It is these moments, when I do something unpredicted and something which I have never done before, makes it well worth the effort, makes every trip unique and interesting.
posted by Glue TRF @ 5:50 PM
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