I will be getting on a plane next week and truly as Anne said to me, my days are numbered. Time to stop faffing around and decide what I am taking and finish off outstanding tasks.
My walking preparation has been a bit erratic so I set out today to walk to Werribee. The weather was atrocious and after about 10 k water was running down the back of my pants which were thoroughly soaked, and into my boots. Note to self: pack and use waterproof pants and gaiters. I started to get cold feet, literally, about continuing, so I headed over to Laverton and caught train back. So I seem to be packing a bit more stuff - probably over 8 k now but I think worth it to stay warm and dry. After our Tassie trip I will definitely take a light down jacket as I realise that anywhere over 1000 metres can get fairly chilly whatever the season.
Anyway, after getting some dry clothes and my other boots I headed out again into the blast, wind gale force by now and the windage on the pack quite noticeable, and slogged out the remaining clicks to get 20 k. Now if I do that tomorrow and the next day and a couple more times before I go I should be fairly ready.
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