2006 Great Divide Tours - Victorian High Country Trek

Wednesday - 11 January 2006

Today was Day 4. It rained quite consistently during the evening, night and morning and we experienced the pleasure of packing up the tent in the wet.

We had breakfast in the car to stay dry. The cloud was low and the countryside spectacular.

We had our 8:30am briefing at the camp fire at Howitt Hut and then headed off for the days challenge.

The Zeka Track into Wonnangatta Station was challenging in the dry but it had been raining all night and that made the driving even more challenging with slides in the mud and puddles, all part of the 4WD experience.

The wet weather meant we didn’t stop at some of the planned stops but we crossed the Wonnangatta River and climbed the infamous Herne Spur. A spur means either a steep climb or a steep decent.

The views and the 4WD were spectacular as we followed the ridge line and plummeted into the Wonnungurra Valley.

By the time we arrived at our campsite for the next 3 nights, the site of the old Talbotville Township on the Crooked River, the sky was blue again and the night was warm.

We had a hot shower, a great dinner by the camp fire, great company and a good night’s sleep. Who could ask for more?