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07 Feb 2026: GSWW - Portland to Nelson
Photos:
Robert Ian MAIR, Margaret WASTELL
After an early morning car shuffle to leave...
The GSWW took us around the edge of Portland...
Hyacinth orchids were in bloom and would be...
Day 1 made good use of public spaces between...
Our first campsite at Cubby`s Camp within...
An open shelter, picnic tables, water tanks,...
Day 2 took us deeper into the forested areas.
A break along the way near a Water Point ...
Sadly, the footbridge over the Surrey River...
Back on the main route the track varied...
Despite regular maintenance and clearing by...
Along the way our group of 11 became 12 as...
Day 3 saw us ford the mighty Fitzroy River!...
The forest now was our constant companion...
Even the snakes seemed to doze lazily beside...
he ever-changinging vegetation was a...
Arriving at Inkpot, a natural sinkhole-like...
Our Leader and Whip had the answer!
By the late afternoon we were settled into...
Soon we would be 11 again as our traveling...
With a little help he was soon on his way...
For the next three days we would follow the...
The track undulated up and down the...
The local wildlife took advantage oif the...
Above, Black Cockatoos came and went.
Koala rested.
And Echidna went about their foraging for...
We too settled down where we could to watch...
Alas, our Leader pushed us on but the views...
At Battersbys Camp we were treated to...
Yellow Robins perched at a safe distance to...
Young kangaroo grazed peacefully nearby.
And koala were soon the center of attention.
Moving on, as we must, the GSWW track wend...
Convenient lookout points exposed stunning...
And a territorial dispute interrupted our...
With the right of way amicably settled we...
The Glenelg River stretched out ahead...
A power-boat zipped by shattering the...
Then we were into South Australia as the...
Our short stay in South Australia was marked...
Then it was back into Victoria where our...
And so it was, not only our 11 but our 12th...
