Day 15: Away With The FairiesHogsback

September 19th, 2012

Hogsback

In an attempt to be real backpackers… Alicia decided she wanted to get up at 5:30am and watch the sunrise in beautiful Hogsback.

I got up, got dressed and she just grunted and fell back asleep. Her and I are polar opposites when it comes to sleeping times.

She needed to get up for 9am though for our mountain biking trip through the mountains of Hogsback. I thought I was in shape.. kind of.. turns out I was a little wrong, I pretty well walked half of the trail with my bike along side of me – it didn’t help that it hailed and poured rain yesterday!

Hogsback

Somehow Alicia managed to bike the entire thing at the front of the pack :S.. Seriously beats me how! After a 4.5 hour mountain bike ride and a couple sets of muddy clothes later, we decided to do the typical tourist attraction and check out the ‘bath tub at the end of the world’.

Great way to clean up after a muddy ride! The most spectacular view from a bath tub we have ever seen! Words can’t even explain the beauty of this place. All heated by a fire burning stove and so relaxing!

Check out the photos and you’ll understand why! Tomorrow we will be heading back to Chinsta for some more fun! Today’s weather was absolutely gorgeous and we will be finishing the day off with curried chicken and a nice sleep before the sunrise (attempt #2 for Alicia).

Hogsback

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