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27 Feb 2015: Snake Island Beginners Pack Carry
Photos:
Ken MacMahon, Robert Ian Mair, Stephen Ingrouille
We departed from Port Albert approximately...
Boarding the boat to take us to Snake Island.
The remainder of our group soon arrived.
Underway and curious eyes peered out from...
Soon we ventured out onto the deck.
A jaunty ride from boat to beach.
The last of our group is ferried across to...
Pelicans and other birds looked on with...
Regrouping on the beach to begin our walk.
Ready to head off across the island to our...
The island boasts a diverse vegetation cover.
A group of horse riders passed by as we...
Well-appointed luxury was our reward.
We set up tents or claimed bunks in the huts...
The verandah was more popular than indoors.
Musk Deer and kangaroos grazed quietly in...
Paddling on the beach near our camp site,...
Fresh from a visit to the beach or just...
A rope doing an impression of a snake on...
The all but deserted beach in the early...
Nearing sunset.
Sunday morning we started early to catch the...
A coastal route was chosen as the preferred...
Alas, a high tide made our coastal route...
A wind farm stood out on the hills on the...
The inland route was filled with surprises...
There are snakes on Snake Island!
At Lighthouse Point we enjoyed a break in...
Lunch over it was time to head along the ...
A stretch of mud-flats crossed our path.
Various options were explored as we sought...
There was little option but to charge across.
Not everyone made it with clean feet.
Angela sported a new "brushed mud"...
The big clean up after the mud wrestling.
After an extended delay we were finally...
Warm and relaxed it was time to laugh about...
