Week 25: Aug 1st – 6th, 2023 // Gone Hiking [See ya in 2 weeks]
So the time has officially come!! After weeks of planning, organizing, cooking, questioning my life decisions, stoke, anxiety… I finally attempt the 230+ km Larapinta Trek tomorrow!! I’m so nervous for such a big endeavour and am EXHAUSTED from the busy weeks of non-stop going, but am so stoked to be going on such a big trek. If you had asked me 6 months ago if I’d ever hike something this long, I’d probably be telling you there’s no way… lol who’d have thought I’d be here now… in the Australian Outback, hiking for 2 weeks in some of the world’s oldest mountain ranges.
This week’s post is going to be a little different since the majority of this week was just some combination of work, reading, sleep, and cooking for Larapinta, and I’m honestly too tired to actually write much.
Mostly just wanted to hop on before I leave to let you all know that I will have a few posts scheduled on IG for while I’m away, but I will not have any service until I’m back on the 20th (ACT). I can’t wait for all the exciting updates, photos, and writing content I’ll have to share with you all when I’m back!
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Few fun things to note though from this week was that I finally got to do a full base tour of Uluru! Monday morning Pablo and I took the bikes out and did the full loop first thing, and it was such a lovely way to start the day before we had work in the afternoon. And then Tuesday I finally got to hike the Valley of the Winds loop trail at Kata Tjuta, which was STUNNING and so much better than I was expecting. It’s definitely worth the trip out to experience the magic of Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon in the Red Centre. Will definitely have some future posts about these places.
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Anyways, that’s all for me for now! Already looking forward to sharing my next two weeks with you guys. And as always…
Stay passionate and curious.
Hunter💛
