Matt Down Under
Ruby developer, founder of choc media, bushwalker, MacGyver fan and hobby photographer, German citizen and Australian Permanent Resident.
In 2008 I moved from Germany to Australia, the best decision of my life. On this blog you can find stories and photos about hiking in Tasmania and on the mainland, travelling, and life in Australia — my journey from Working Holiday to Permanent Residency.
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93 posts tagged Bushwalking
West MacDonnell Ranges
Last week I had the chance to join a British and a German girl with their campervan and spend a few days in the West MacDonnell Ranges not far from Alice Springs. A popular route is to drive down Larapinta Drive and then along Namatjira Drive until about Glen Helen Gorge. On the way there are several waterholes, gorges or other interesting attractions where you can often go on short marked walks for a few hours. This route also meets the Larapinta Trail in several places so I got a really good feeling on what it’s like to walk it.
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Great Ocean Walk — Day 7
Route: Devils Kitchen — Twelve Apostles — Port Campbell
I was glad it was the final day on the trail, it was really a lot colder at night that I would have liked. My equipment was simply too light for conditions like that. I was also pretty tired from the long walk the previous day.
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Great Ocean Walk — Day 6
Route: Johanna Beach — Ryans Den — Devils Kitchen
It was my 30th birthday and I thought about skipping the Ryans Den campsite and walk two day sections in one day. The reasons were simply that my gas can was about to run empty and it got so cold at night that I was keen to shorten up the trip if possible.
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Kings Canyon
We were planning to leave Curtin Springs at 7am and drive to Kings Canyon, get a campsite, have breakfast and then spend the afternoon doing the Rim Walk at the canyon.
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Great Ocean Walk — Day 5
Route: Aire River — Johanna Beach
It was very calm in the morning. I got up early — I didn’t know what time it was but I had heard campers on the other campsite talking, so I assumed it was time to get up. It was still dark, probably around 7am.
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Great Ocean Walk — Day 4
I woke up during the night. Some animal had made noise inside the shelter where my tent was, so I got up and moved all my clothes, that I had hung up for drying, inside the tent.
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Great Ocean Walk — Day 3
I woke up pretty early and decided to get up and watch the sunrise over Blanket Bay. It was very cold inside my tent again and I thought by walking around outside there would be a greater chance to get warm.
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Great Ocean Walk — Day 2
Route: Elliot Ridge - Blanket Bay
It was a very cold night, I had trouble staying warm in my sleeping bag. However all pain was gone when I woke up to the laughter of a bunch of Kookaburras near the campsite. They always make me smile.
