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Friday Oct 19, 2018 #
7 AM
running 52:00 [3]
shoes: Asics Nimbus 19
From the caravan park (@Gillen/Araluen) over to and up Anzac Hill, south along Todd River to the botanic gardens, then back across town - getting warm but still cloudy even when G & I breakfasted in and walked around the gardens afterwards.
After a few false starts trying to find methylated spirits for the Trangia, we headed out to the West Macdonnell Ranges and set up camp at Ormiston Gorge, before driving further west to Redbank Gorge, which short walk although highly rated was a bit disappointing because most of the pools along the creek bed have dried up and while the narrow slot at Redbank itself is apparently great fun to li-lo through, there's not much of a swimming hole in front of the cleft. We did see people walking there in hope with an inflatable ring, although Ormiston is definitely the better/more popular waterhole to be; even though it too is a bit algal at this time of year, there's seriously a beach - populated by bikinis galore and even an inflatable flamingo.
On the way back we stopped at Glen Helen, walked to the waterhole, then had a drink/ice cream at the 'resort's outdoor bar watching the setting sun turn the cliffs red, then resisted the temptation to pay for dinner there and went back to camp for Trangiapasta and attempted to sleep in a very hot tent.
After a few false starts trying to find methylated spirits for the Trangia, we headed out to the West Macdonnell Ranges and set up camp at Ormiston Gorge, before driving further west to Redbank Gorge, which short walk although highly rated was a bit disappointing because most of the pools along the creek bed have dried up and while the narrow slot at Redbank itself is apparently great fun to li-lo through, there's not much of a swimming hole in front of the cleft. We did see people walking there in hope with an inflatable ring, although Ormiston is definitely the better/more popular waterhole to be; even though it too is a bit algal at this time of year, there's seriously a beach - populated by bikinis galore and even an inflatable flamingo.
On the way back we stopped at Glen Helen, walked to the waterhole, then had a drink/ice cream at the 'resort's outdoor bar watching the setting sun turn the cliffs red, then resisted the temptation to pay for dinner there and went back to camp for Trangiapasta and attempted to sleep in a very hot tent.