Day 3:
Short journey from Howitt Hut then down Zeka Spur. Nice meander down only passing one tour group coming up who had a few struggling at the back end with road tires on. Down the bottom and into the Valley. First time there and fair to say it wont be the last. Visit to the cemetery and off to camp for a early set up. Lazy arvo around camp collecting wood, fishing, eating and drinking. Tough life.
Day 4:
Next day saw us off and up and up and up Herne Spur and down to Eaglevale for lunch. Steep tracks but in the dry was no prob. Just alot of right foot. River was nice and low so no dramas crossing at eaglevale. More just picking a line to save the diffs. Lunch and a swim/shower as it was nice and warm by then. Then it was off to Billy Goats. Well wowwee. What a track. Would be fair to say my rear end puckered up just a few times along the trip up. A stop at the helipad was needed to cool the truck down and have breather. The first part prior to the heli pad was probably the most interesting. Apparently the views were good as well. Made it to the top and off to the pinnacles for a look and boy was that worth it and rewarded my driving and the walk up by having a couple of tinnies up there. Went to camp by the river at horse yard flat, but the grey nomads that were there decided they would put their toilet right in the middle of the the river side campsite. Pissed off, we moved up to the Moroka River campsite and got a winner by ourselves. Last night enjoyed around the fire, having a fish and plenty of beers.
Day 5:
Last day and the long trip home via Licola. Not much really can be said about this day.
All in all great trip and visited plently of places i hadn't been to before. Likewise with my mate. Good test of the truck and me with some tracks aswell. Also made it through the trip without a fridge. Just block ice in the esky and meat vacum sealed and frozen before we left. was happy and suprised it made it through. Best of all the beer was always cold.
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