West Coast Trail Trip 2008 - Day 4

• Woke up at 7. Another lousy nights sleep due to the surf.
• Had breakfast and was on the beach by 8:45
• Crappy sand for walking on but ploughed.
• Weather still foggy. Made mistake of leaving underwear and crew out to dry. Wetter now then when I hung them up
• Meet one of the couples from the bus out to Renfrew coming up the beach and then the two German boys from the bus.
• Finally get to end of beach section and then more ladders.
• Trail isn't too bad but is definitely the worst condition so far.
• Still make ok time to Walbaran.
• No one around so have to pull myself across again.
• Trail gets much muddier after km54 . Have a big slip around km55 and right foot goes in up to my calf.
• Lots of ladders at Logan.
• Between Logan and Cultite trail gets even worse. Slowing down to about 1.5 kmh now
• Ladders at Cultite missing last section. Have to scramble over roots and rocks on a slippery slope to get down.
• Have an audience of a bunch of teenagers having a rest on the other side of the cable car.
• More big ladders going up now and then another big stream valley to decend into on more ladders.
• Trail from here to km61 is just one big mud pit with the odd downed tree just for variety.
• Go by a group that includes two kids about 8 years old!
• Make it to camper at 4:45. Couple saw coming up the ladders at cultite arrive about an hour latter and then the teenagers.
• None of the campsites suitable for hammock so end up in the trees a bit. Weather has gotten much cooler and still foggy. Looked like it might brighten up coming into Camper but that disappeared.
• Doesn't look like i'm going to be able to go the Owen Point route. Low tide is at 7:20 so would have to leave here at 6 to have plenty of time to get around the boulders and the point.
• Should make it to Gordon River by 4 tomorrow.