Day	Campsite	Comments
1	O'Sheas Mill Site	Easy day.
2	Mushroom Rocks	Spent hours poking around Mushroom Rocks.
3	Mount Whitelaw	Side trip to Mt St Gwinear.
4	Thomson River	Ran out of water (didn't fill up at Stronachs Camp).
5	Jordan River	Descent into Jordan valley was hard on the knees.
6	Jordan River	Rest day (Christmas Eve). First day alone.
7	Black River	Longish day. Camped at last campsite along Black River.
8	Rumpff Saddle	Large climb today up Mount Shillinglaw.
9	Rumpff Saddle	Rest day (waiting for parents to arrive with food drop). Snowed in afternoon.
10	Rumpff Saddle	Rest day due to rain and snow.
11	Low Saddle	Hard day due to carrying 35kg+. No water at Low Saddle.
12	Mount Macdonald	Didn't leave Low Saddle till midday (searching for water). Pack weight killing me! Second day alone.
13	Mount Macdonald	Rest day to retrieve food left below west peak.
14	Mount Macdonald	Rest day to eat up food. Climbed Mt Macdonald (again!). New Year's Day.
15	Chesters Yards	Nice day. Climbed The Nobs and Mt Clear, skirted Square Top and High Cone.
16	Macalister Springs	Climbed King Billies, lunch on Mt Howitt.
17	Macalister Springs	Rest day. Bad weather.
18	Macalister Springs	Rest day. Weather still bad.
19	Maclister Springs	Rest day. Weather cleared in afternoon, side trip to Mt Howitt in freezing conditions.
20	Mount Speculation	Easy day, started raining again on summit. Camped near descent to Catherine Saddle.
21	Barry Saddle	Long day. No navigational problems, but a tumble off a 6m rockface broke UV filter on camera.
22	Selwyn Creek Road	Into the 2003 fire damage. Pretty boring day.
23	Hotham Heights	Climbed The Twins. Eventually got a lift on the Great Alpine Road after ~5km of road bashing.
24	Hotham Heights	Rest day. Did washing, ate real food, had showers.
25	Youngs Hut	Easy day from Hotham. Climbed Mt Loch, visited Basalt Temple.
26	Mt Beauty	Walked to Falls Creek and spent a night in Mt Beauty with some friends.
27	McNamaras Hut	Dropped off at Langfords Gap, walked to hut. Met parents for food drop.
28	Ropers Hut Site	Dropped off at Langfords Gap (again!). Bagged Mt Nelse.
29	Cleve Cole Hut	Nice day.
30	Cleve Cole Hut	Rest day. Did washing, bagged summit and West Peak.
31	Mount Wills Hut	Steady day, Mt Wills worth it. Nice sunset.
32	Taylors Crossing	Longish day. Started raining at 1am.
33	Benambra Hotel	Kept raining until midday. All gear wet, got a lift into Benambra. Did washing, dried gear out.
34	Benambra Hotel	Got a lift to Omeo and looked around.
35	Buenba Creek	Dad picked me up, had a look at Mt Murphy mines. Food drop.
36	Dead Horse Creek	Got dropped off back up at Mt Murphy.
37	Bulley Creek	Went via Limestone Road.
38	Bulley Creek	Day trip to Cobberas. Hot day. Bagged Cobberas #1, Middle Peak, Cleft Peak. Third day alone.
39	Cowombat Flat	Another hot day. Arrived at lunchtime, too hot to do anything in the afternoon. Fourth day alone.
40	Tin Mine Huts	Climbed The Pilot. Still hot.
41	Thredbo	Walked to Cascade Hut in morning. Hot weather. Got a lift from there into Thredbo with Police.
42	Leather Barrell	Rest day. Parents picked me up in Thredbo, camped at Leather Barrell picnic area.
43	Mount Townsend	Left Dead Horse Gap and came up via Ramshead Range. Camped on top of Mt Townsend.
44	Horse Camp Hut	Long day. Headed down to Guthega via Illawong. Got lift along road; dropped at power station.
45	Mawsons Hut	Went via Gungartan and The Kerries. Very windy today. Fifth day alone.
46	Dershkos Hut	Raining and poor visibility, so headed via fire trails. Arrived at Dershkos totally soaked.
47	Dershkos Hut	Woke up to 3" of snow, with poor visibility and strong winds. Forced rest day. Sixth day alone.
48	Happys Hut	Long day. Snow till Farm Ridge. Walked non-stop from Dershkos to Mackeys. Seventh day alone.
49	Three Mile Dam	Side trip to Four Mile Hut. Met parents in Kiandra for final food drop.
50	Witses Hut	Trip to Cabrumurra in the morning to buy some socks.
51	Witses Hut	Rest day. Did washing. Eighth day alone.
52	Hainsworth Hut	Went via Millers Hut.
53	Blue Waterholes	Side trip to Old Currango. Camped at Siseman's campsite.
54	Blue Waterholes	Rest day. Did circuit via Coolamine, Harris Hut site, Nicole Gorge. Short trip down Clarke Gorge.
55	Oldfields Hut	Side trips to Mt Black Lead Mine, Bill Jones Hut, Pockets Hut.
56	Murray Gap	Lazy day. Bagged Bimberi Peak.
57	Orroral Valley	Kangaroos everywhere in the valley!
58	Booroomba Rocks	Side trips to Orroral Station and both tracking station sites. View of Canberra lights at night.
59	Canberra	Side trip to Mt Tennant. Descent down to Tharwa Visitor's centre seemed endless!

Saturday 18th December

Arrived at Walhalla, set up camp and went back to town. Said goodbye to Mum & Dad; Mum was very teary. Wandered around the town, took photos then went to the pub for tea. The actor who plays Brett from Kath & Kim, Peter Rowsthorn, was there with his kids.

Sunday 19th December - Day 1

Started out from Walhalla in the morning, and took a few shots of the start of the track using the tripod and timer. Had lunch at the old bridge on the Thompson River; lots of interesting photos! Camping at O'Sheas sawmill site amongst the mountain ash. Rained on and off during the night.

Monday 20th December - Day 2

Woke up to a wet tent this morning. Headed off through the mountain ash forest, and up Firebreak Track. Wasn't very pleasant walking; took about 2-3 hours to do the 4km. Climb is about the same as the track from 8 Mile Flat to the car park on The Bluff. Got a life from an American couple up to the carpark and had lunch there. Lovely walk up to Mushroom Rocks; spent ages taking photos, before deciding to camp the night there. Water is available from the tank at the Scout Hut, which can be found by taking a foot track from near the "Car Park" sign.

Tuesday 21st December - Day 3

Woke up early and climbed up to Mt Erica through nice forest. Couldn't see any views as the plateau is covered by trees. Continued on to the Mt St Gwinear turnoff along the track, which is easy to follow but overgrown by waist-high scrub. Had lunch on top of Mt St Gwinear, then returned to pack and pushed on towards Mt Whitelaw hut site. Found some phone reception from Baw Baw along the way and called Mum. When I reached the hut site there were people there who knew Jamie White, one of the students doing my course. Was feeling energetic, so pushed on another 2-3kms before camping (carried water from the hut site). Took a few photos of the sunset. I have to start carrying the full 1.5 litres of water with me at all times, as I am drinking more than usual.

Wednesday 22nd December - Day 4

Got off to a latish start (9:10am) and headed for Stronach's Camp; arrived there at about 11:20. Was planning on having an early lunch there but the place is infested with mosquitos. Saw my first snake of the trip there too! Should have filled up with water there, but I didn't due to the mozzies. (Next water was on the Thompson River!) The foot track from Stronach's Camp was pleasant, and not too bad to follow. But once on the ridge it is terrible, as to the west it has been logged to within 50m of the track! Fallen trees make progress slow; ended up taking about 1hr 45m to do the 3km to the next road, where I had lunch. By this stage I was running low on water, so I decided to head off down Trig Point Track to the Thompson River (official route); otherwise I would have continued along the road as the descent would be less rapid, and less distance to cover. Trig Point Track is steep towards the end, and after that the slog along the Thompson - Jordan Divide Road is hard on your feet. Eventually reached campsite after going over a decaying log bridge and pushing along the overgrown foot track about 50m along the bank of the river. A long day; would have been even longer if I had left from the hut site.

Thursday 23rd December - Day 5

Was originally going to have today as a rest day, as it was meant to be very hot, but I decided to walk anyway so I can have my rest day at Red Jacket, as the day after that is 22km. So left campsite and made my way up Mt Easton. The 'track' is vague at best, and I lost it in a few places. The false summit 'Little Easton' is more impressive than the main one. The Easton Fire Track has been re-cleared and is no longer overgrown, so that made things a little easier. Had lunch at the intersection with another cleared fire track (not marked on map) then started the descent down to the Jordan River. The last 2km is similair in slope to Mayford Spur, but on a rocky, slippery gravel and clay surface, so it is very hard on your feet. The bush has been very dissapointing for me; since starting the descent down into the Thompson River yesterday it has been similair to Bendigo, with Grey Box and Ironbark trees, with Chinese Scrub scattered around occasionally. Didn't have a look around Blue Jacket or Violet Town as I just wanted to set up camp. When I got to Red Jacket a man came past in a 4x4; he was looking for trees that blossom every few years so he could bring his bees here! Found a campsite eventually to the left of the AAWT marker on the Victor Spur track, just before the bridge. Camping is marginal here, pretty much either dust or blackberries. As I am close to the river there are mosquitos around the place; I think I will take mozzie coils with me from now on, as Aeroguard only lasts about 15 minutes.

Friday 24th December - Day 6 - Christmas Eve

Rest day today at Red Jacket. Slept in, did some washing and scrubbed the Trangia out, and had a wash. Saw some yabbies (or something similair) in the river whilst I was down there. Had some lunch then headed up the river to Jericho. Couldn't see anything there; the only reminders of there being a town there is the river going through a tunnel and a big old tree at one end. There are toilets there and a picnic table, some grass and an information board, but that's about it! If I had read Dad's book on the Jordan River Goldfields I may have found something else to look at; instead I headed back to Red Jacket. Decided not to go back down to Blue Jacket and Violet Town as there wouldn't be anything there either, so I had an early tea and ate my Christmas pudding. Yep all 440g of it, and yes I felt a bit bloated afterwards! Ah well, it is Christmas and I didn't want to carry it up the hill tomorrow. This might very well be the first time a person has spent Christmas here at Red Jacket since the 1939 fires destroyed the town! Sounds kind of historic. DIdn't see anyone else today! First day so far on the walk where I haven't seen another human being.

Saturday 25th December - Day 7 - Christmas Day

Today was my longest day yet; 22.7km, from Red Jacket to the Black River. Left Red Jacket at 8:30am and headed up the spur. The foot track is better defined than Mt Easton, but still can be hard to find in places. Just above the saddle there are signs of mine scratchings, and further up there are a couple of shafts surrounded by chicken wire. Kept walking, at the intersection of Victor Spur track and the Walhalla road there were a pair of abandoned HiTec boots. A sign of things to come? The road was hard on my feet, and I had lunch at Fiddler's Green at 1pm for an hour. It would be a great campsite if there was water there; the clearing is about 200m south of the helipad. There is a sign post at the Stander Creek road junction that says "Water 0.75km", so this may be of some use; personally I carried about 2.5-3 litres with me from the Jordan River. The Champion Spur track is good once it gets onto its little ridge. When the AAWT sign is reached it points down a massively overgrown fire track, but don't worry. About 200m down it hits the lower track and continues down the spur. The spur itself is pleasant, with nice bush and some leaf litter on the track so it is easier on your feet. The steep sections are broken up a bit by gentler grades, so it isn't as bad as the descent into Blue Jacket. I reached the Black RIver at 6:35pm, and decided to go for the last campsite so I wouldn't have to cross the river again in the morning. There is room for a tent where the spur track hits the river, but it's not grassy. I opted for "wading" along the river (about 30-40cm deep) as the amount of river crossings in the first section didn't appeal to me. With hindsight, I should have headed along the track, as the river has slippery rocks at the bottom, plus my pack weighing 20-25kg didn't help. After going for about 300m or so I pulled up on the east bank and saw a trace of the foot track, so I decided to go for it. The track is overgrown but you can't get lost because it is so steep on the right hand side of you and the river is on your left! Anyway, after slipping over a few times and crossing the river twice more I arrived at the campsite, at 8:10pm. Nearly a 12 hour day! Eek! Glad I had freeze-dried meals; had roast lamb & vegetables for "Christmas Dinner" and apple pie for desert. The Black River is lovely; it looks like it has never been touched by man, and it is everything I expected the Jordan and Thompson to be.

Sunday 26th December - Boxing Day

Slept in this morning, and left camp at about 10am. The climb out of the valley is steep but okay; the track is followable until you reach the top of the unnamed hill. There is a recently cleared fire track (probably done about 3 years ago, and it is pretty rough) going down the hill to the saddle and up Mt Shillinglaw; occasionally it is marked by Alpine Track markers. The summit of Mt Shillinglaw is covered with huge snowgums; had lunch on top about 1:30pm, and I was pretty stuffed. Headed out to the main road, and climbed Skene Lookout. The views have been pretty much obstructed by snowgums, but the glimpses I got were impressive. The distance in the book should read 106km, not 108km. At the top of the hill that the Jeep Track heads off I saw my 2nd snake; it was skinny but its head was raised about 2" off the ground. I backed off for 30m or so, keeping my eye on it the whole way. Then I made as much noise as possible, and by the time I got back he was gone. The Jeep Track is steep, and I reached Rumpff Saddle at about 6:15pm. Had to go along the overgrown fire trail for about 10min to get water.

Monday 27th December - Day 9

Woke up to rain and hail on the tent, so I knew I wasn't going to be doing much today, just waiting for Mum and Dad to get here with my first food drop. Weather cleared enough for me to boil some water for breakfast at 11:30am, and then resumed hailing. Parents got here around 2:30pm with my cousin Erin, and it started snowing, heavily at times! Kept it up all afternoon and it was still going when I went to bed. Bit of a test for my 3 season tent! It was shedding snow quite well, better than the Salewas.

Woke up this morning freezing cold. I had gone to sleep in boxer shorts (as usual), and zipped my sleeping bag up (unusual). Normally this would keep me fairly warm, but because the inner of my tent is made of mesh it isn't as warm to sleep in as I would like! Got out of bed at around 8am, and we had about 2" of snow on the trees, the ground, everywhere! Very picturesque, but very cold as well. I decided it would be best if I didn't walk today. Sorted out the food roughly and threw it into the tent, as it was too cold outside to do much. Mum, Dad and Erin left, and I went back to bed. Rained on and off all afternoon, with the occasional bit of hail. Apparently things are clearing up tomorrow afternoon; I just hope the morning is okay!

Wednesday 29th December - Day 11

Started out at 9:30am, with an overcast sky and foggy patches. Struggeled under weight of pack from the outset; estimate weight is nearly 40kg, over half my body weight! (I weighed 65kg at the start of the walk). Dam at Sunday Road turnoff is a little dubious; I wouldn't drink from it. Had a latish lunch on top of Mt McKinty amongst some lovely snowgums; I also saw my third snake on the way up there. Weather had cleared up into a nice day. Pleasant walking (apart from pack weight) up to Mt Sunday. Had some phone marginal phone reception, so spent half an hour sending text messages to everyone. The track to Low Saddle is indistinct at first, but is okay to follow once it starts descending. It's very overgrown along the bottom, and also patches along the little spur. Reached Low Saddle about 7:30pm, and found that the water 400m down the road has dried up. So had a freeze-dried meal and used what water I had left (about 1.25 litres) wisely.

Thursday 30th December - Day 12

Got out of bed latish today after sleeping in. Had breakfast then headed off in search of water. In Seisman's notes he says if the water supply at Low Saddle has dried up to head back along the overgrown fire track, then head down to the creek. Due to the amount of obstacles on the track I estimated it would take about 45 minutes each way to get water, so I looked for alternatives. Ended up heading along the Mt Sunday road for about 1.5km into a valley, where a creek that flows off the top of Mt SUnday should be. It was dry, so I headed back towards the saddle. Then I remembered that the track I had came in on had been boggy where the creek closest to the road (3rd creek along side of spur from Mt Sunday), about 400m in. I headed back there, and could hear a small trickle. Headed up the hill about 10m and came across a tiny pool, just big enough for the filter inlet. Managed to fill up all my bottles and bladder from it, but took a while because pumping the filter normally I was taking more water out of the pool than was going into it! Headed back to camp and packed up my gear; it takes about half an hour to pack my pack when it is full of stuff! Headed off at midday, and about 200m up the fire track there was water running in one of the wheel ruts! Not happy. Had lunch at the foot track turnoff, then started out along the ridge. Progress was slow, and by the time I reached the 1389m hill I was stuffed. Struggled up to the 1480m contour and collapsed. It was 5:00pm and I knew there was no way I could push on to the campsite with the weight I was carrying, and I didn't have enough water to camp out. So I unloaded most of the food and a few other things, stuffed them into my pack liner and stuck it in a snowgum, and headed up the ridge. Took a few false leads off the ridge on my way down the other side of the summit and ended up in the scrub, so stick to the rocky ridge! Staggered into the campsite at 8:00pm, cocked and ate tea and headed off to bed. Camped on the Mt McDonald side of the long saddle. Didn't see anyone else today; my 2nd day alone of the walk!

Friday 31st December - Day 13 - New Year's Eve

Out of bed at 6:00am, and off down the track by 6:15 in search of water, as I only had about 100ml left. Headed down the 4WD track, and when I crossed the creek that is labeled by Siesman as having water in it it, it was dry. Headed down the track about 100m further and heard trickling. Descended down towards the noise, and found the creek bubbling away under fallen logs. Filtered 11.5L of water (everything I could carry; 1L Sigg bottle, 500ml waist belt bottle, 4L Sea to Summit bladder and 6L in a wine cask bladder) and headed back up to camp. Got back at 7:45am, so 1.5 hour round trip! After breakfast I saddled up my empty pack and headed off back up to Mt McDonald. Took an hour to get up to the summit, and a further half an hour to get to my "food drop". Stocked up, and headed back up to the summit for lunch. Three people came up whilst I was taking photos - a couple from Gambier, Katherine and Clive, and Kevin from Seymour. Kevin knows the hills around here well, so I asked him a few questions about what lies ahead. Talked for a while then headed off back to camp. Enjoyed scrambling along the ridge now that I knew where I was going and I had some energy. Did some washing and had a sponge bath. Was hot in the afternoon, even though Melbourne was "only" 32 degrees. Not looking forward to if I get a 40 degree day! Cool change coming through tomorrow though. Having a rest day tomorrow I think, to eat up some of this excess food. Need to get pack weight down below half my body weight (32.5kg) before moving on; as tomorrow is the end of my "week" I should be able to start afresh on Sunday with 14 days food in my pack. At this stage I am not really happy about Dads idea about spending another week in this area to "enjoy it"; if I headed through with a normal pack I'm sure I would enjoy it more due to less sore spots, able to do more than 2km/h, and being able to make it up hills easier! By the way, the fire track that John Siesman mentions in his notes is now a foot track down the the Barkley River 4WD track.

Saturday 1st January 2005 - Day 14 - New Years Day

Today is a rest day; I have been eating as much food as possible today to bring my weight down. Two walkers, Trevor and Cheryl, came past my campsite in the morning, and I headed up Mt McDonald (again!) with them. They had camped on the Jamison River last night and headed up from their 4WD parked at the end of the saddle. Had lunch on top of the mountain, and got an apple! Yummy stuff. They ended up filling all my water 'containers' from a jerry can, and took my rubbish bag! Thanks guys! Had a fire tonight, hopefully it may keep the mozzies away (temporarily at least).

I can't wait till I get a campsite with a good view for a sunset. Macalister Springs should have a good sunrise if I can get up in time. Would get some great photos from the top of Mt McDonald, but then it's another hours walk back to the campsite. Arranged a rough itinerary for the next two weeks, hopefully I can stick to it. Predicting rain on Monday which could make things interesting.

Sunday 2nd January - Day 15

Left Mt McDonald campsite by 8am. Pushed along the 4x4 track, before heading up to The Nobs. With heinsight I should have camped below the summit, as I could have taken some nice sunset shots from the top. Went out to the other summit, which was well worth it. Skirted High Cone and the side of Square Top, which was a little interesting walking on the ball-bearing gravel contouring the side. Lost the track up from the saddle to High Cone, but generally the track is excellent. Had lunch in the saddle south of Mt Clear, at about 1:15. Got up on top at about 3, expecting to find a lovely alpine meadow. Alas, it was not to be. There were cows on top, and they had eaten everything except dead snowgums and low prickly scrub. The views were as good as promised, and I could see the High Plains in the distance, and Buffalo up towards the north. Left the summit and headed along the giant cow paddock. Started descending the wrong spur, heading NW instead of NE. The track down the 'spur' can be followed easily. Headed along the fire track, arriving at Chester's Yards at around 6ish. There I met another bloke doing the AAWT, Chris from Barwon Heads. He did Walhalla to Chester's Yards before the fires, and is hoping to make Hotham within 6 days. There was water at Chester's Yards but cattle in the area, so filtering or boiling would be essential. By the way, wore through the back of my shirt!

Monday 3rd January - Day 16

Out of bed at 6:30, left campsite at 7:30! Walked with Chris all day. DId the King Billies, which was worth it. Good views in all directions, and saw a family of foxes on top! Cows had been up there thought. Went up Mt Magdala, and down to the saddle. Would have camped there, or at least stopped for lunch, but it was only 11:15! The track skirts the side of Big Hill, which was nice. As soon as we got up Mt Howitt, there were people! Had lunch on top, admiring the countryside. Was a warm day, 28 in Melbourne, but the cool breeze was nice. Then headed off down to Macalister Springs, and got there about 2pm. Love the hut! Weren't too many people there, but by night there is probably 30 people in the vicinity. Read the hut logbook hoping to glean some information on the track ahead (especially water), but only one entry in there from an AAWT walker! Cold front coming through tonight, maybe some rain. Can hear thunder in the distance, and there was a severe weather warning for the alpine district. Camped on the grassy area just up from the spring, so hopefully won't get knocked around. Was going to camp overlooking the Terrible Hollow, but glad I didn't. Clouds got in before sunset, so no photos from me. Lovely composting toilet there as well! Has a perspex wall looking out over the valley; a loo with a view.

Tuesday 4th January - Day 17

Rest day today at Macalister Springs. Got woken up at around 3am by a huge gust of wind, lasting about a minute and a half. Some pretty vicious weather outside, so I was glad that I camped in a sheltered place, rather than up on the ridge. Visibility was poor, and Chris had to head off due to his tight timetable. Poured down rain at about 8:30, and everyone went for the hut. Tent was wet but I was dry inside. Made the decision to stay tonight in the hut, so I brought all my gear up. Some boys camping up on the ridge had a hard night when their $40 tent broke a pole. By lunchtime most people had headed out, and the weather cleared! I did my washing, and the sun came out for a few hours, which dried my tent out. Oh, some ladies left me a few cherry tomatoes, a carrot, an orange and a tub of fruit, all greatly appreciated! Some ex-Timbertop guys came in at about 4:30, and they gave me a lamb chop! I milked them for information on the upcoming section which was good. Weather picked up around 8:00, but hopefully it will clear up to a cool, overcast day tomorrow. Thinking Mt Speculation should be a good campsite, but is only a short day distance-wise. Eight people in the hut tonight, four out of the six boys from Melbourne, the three ex-Timbertop guys and myself.

Wednesday 5th January - Day 18

Another rest day, weather has been bad. Visibility has ranged from 20m to 150m all day, mixed with rain. Only times I left the hut was to go to the toilet and to get more firewood! Had my gear packed in case the weather cleared in the afternoon (like yesterday) but it was not to be. Timbertop boys left early, heading down Stanley-Name Spur, hoping to get to GGS Hut on Mt Stirling. Peter, an outdoor education teacher, left with his two sons, back to their car at Bindaree Hut. Peter slept under a hoochie! Brave man. Four of the six guys from Melbourne headed off up the Crosscut Saw and returned soaked, without seeing more than 100m. About 5pm a couple, Mark and Katherine, arrived from the carpark. So there was seven people sleeping in the hut! Then at 7pm a party of eight arrived from the carpark; they were doing the AAWT through to Mt St Bernard. Amongst them was Peter Davidson, Libby's father (I know Libby through Venturers). Bit of a small world. Fire had been going since 8am, and with 15 people in the hut cooking and talking it was pretty cosy!

Thursday 6th January - Day 19

Woke up this morning and it looked like the last few morning; foggy and damp. So I decided to have another rest day, as the weather forecast was the same as yesterday except 1 or 2 degrees cooler! The party of eight left early, and the six boys from Melbourne left at 9am; the weather was still a bit icky then. But it started clearing up, day walkers started arriving, and the sun came out! Went up to Howitt, planning to stay there for lunch, whilst Mark and Kath headed off to Mt Buggery and return. It was freezing on top of Howitt, so after sending a few text messages I went back to the hut for lunch. Took a few photos but it was overcast.

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