10 May 2023
Usually we are well prepared. Today, we were not. It made our “wade” across Ormiston Gorge rather interesting.
We were warned you had water to wade across at Ormiston Gorge to complete the pound walk. Somebody Abby knows had done it some weeks prior and it was chest deep. Then there were signs in the carpark warning you would need to wade across cold water.
Turns out we forgot the first warning and interpreted “wade” a little differently to the National Park Team. It was still chest deep, still ice cold and we had left our swimmers behind. Faced with the alternative of hiking 6.5km back the way we came, we stripped down to our undies and went for it.
Christian found a way over (with help from a guide on the otherside) and everyone soon followed. He made four trips carrying gear across, Abby made two trips with the rest of the stuff. Hannah voluntarily swam around and Laura lost her mind about both the undies and the cold water. There was a tantrum, tears and a lot of sulking, but she eventually made it.
In the end it was a laugh and something we won’t forget anytime soon.
