Camping in the Bush

We apologize for the delay, but I've been working day and night to get the internet at our apartment. Touch of irony... our internet company's slogan is "it just works". Yeah, they sent us a broken modem. We are currently posting from our local pub.

So, two weeks ago we went camping in Lake Eildon National Park. I thought is was with John's climatology group at Monash, but it turned out to be a sophomore class field trip. We did take part in all the academic lessons as a part of a group and it turned out to be pretty fun-- drinking was not only not prohibited, but encouraged!



Since John left behind all of his camping gear, we had to depend upon the kindness of the Aussies, whom could have not been more gracious hosts. We were initially provided with the prototype of the tent, but when the weather turned sour, we moved on up to the east side (see photos).






The highlight was multiple roo sightings! In the middle of the night, as a matter of fact, I was quite certain that we were under siege by rabid roos... we could hear them hopping around and brushing up against our tent. John was never so close to using his kung fu moves as he was that night.



Another highlight was a steep 200 meter hike, straight uphill, to the summit of Keg Spur. No joke, Keg Spur... adjacent to Blowhard Spur. No joke. This hike was a part of the class trip and our team produced the most accurate elevation readings.