Nadgee expedition day 2

Setting off with just a day pack, we continued south, further into the wilderness. The path quickly became smaller and slower as it ascended onto the moor. It was prime snake habitat with lots of long grass, and few people to scare them away from the track, however we didn’t see any before lunch. Lunch was spent on the shore of Nadgee lake, an enormous salt water lake with a large population of various birds including terns, geese, and pelicans. Like the day before, it had no direct out flow to the ocean due to the beach, and so had become very warm in the sun. It felt like we were walking across a desert, blinding white hot sand and no drinking water for miles.

Katie stayed put, whilst Charlotte and I decided to progress further south, with the aim of getting to a rocky outcrop called “The Prince”. It was very slow going, hot and very spiky moorland scratched our shins to pieces – I can appreciate why people where gaiters now! We signed the log book at Cape Howe and walked back to camp. A snake slithered into the grass as I approached.