A tale of early struggles and the kindness of people The first few weeks walking around Tasmania were a shock to the system. Physically, mentally and environmentally, everything was new. Carrying a heavy backpack (11 kg without food or water) and walking hours and hours on end, was very different from my previous hiking. I … Continue reading Walking Around Tasmania (part 2) : Leaving Hobart and up the East Coast

In my hand I was holding one of my Sea to Summit stuff sacks, the small green one, filled with zip lock bags containing coffee and chocolate milk powder, tea bags and bits of food. It was pitch dark and it was up there, raised into the sky, clutched tight by my fingers that I … Continue reading Walking Around Tasmania (part 1) : Prologue