Jenny and Stephen's Travel Adventure

Mt Sonder – Full Moon?

Date: Sunday 13/07/2014
Weather: Cold and Wet (25mm)
Distance covered 15.8km
Start: Redbank Gorge
Finish: Redbank Gorge via Mt Sonder

Did we mention that it was forecast for rain? Lets put this into perspective. The Milford track in NZ has an average rainfall of just under 600mm during the month of April (The month we were over there). Alice Springs only has an average of less than 16mm for July!

At 4am with headlight torches ablaze (due to a thick cloud cover, there was no sign of our full moon!) we made tracks. Whilst we carried extra clothing and wet weather gear, we had headed off in mild temperatures wearing only a T-shirt and spray jacket.

Alice Springs – Australia

Date: Saturday 12/07/2014
Weather: Cloudy
Distance covered 0km (unless you count the flight from Melbourne to Alice Springs)
Start: Melbourne
Finish: Redbank Gorge via Alice Springs

Our adventures take us from the South Island of New Zealand to the Red Centre of Australia! The Larapinta Trail is a couple of hundred kilometres in length following the West MacDonnell Ranges from Alice Springs (Northern Territory) to Mt Sonder, the jewel of the West MacDonnell Ranges.

Routeburn Track (Day 3)

Whilst we slept cozily, the rain was relentless throughout the night with rolling thunder echoing down the valley and lightning flashes filling the bunk room.

It was cold and wet! Forecast for snow down to 900m. We would probably escape the snow as we were to be descending back down to the lower valley floor. Before departing, the hut warden explained that we would need to take care crossing the base of the 174m Earland Falls due to the heavy rain throughout the night and we may need to take the lower track to get around it as just the wind generated by these falls can blow you off your feet! Read more

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Mt Sonder – Full Moon?

Alice Springs – Australia

Queenstown, NZ

Routeburn Track – Photos (Day 3)

Routeburn Track (Day 3)

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