PC Trail - Finger 1 and 1st night campin

After lunch we set up our campsite and headed off towards the first finger. On the way we walked off the track and found a beautiful water pool and what would be a waterfall during the wet season. We realised we should have set up camp here as it was close to a water pool. We decided we would move the tent later.

We continued on to Finger 1 and we walked along the creek u til there was a water crossing. We tried climbing around on these vertical walls and I nearly got stuck and fell! We then decided to find a different route which involved walking through heaps of Spinifex which cut up my legs even more. We reached a point where there was a cliff below us but a beautiful view of the finger with domed cliffs at the end. We decided we wouldn’t go any further as there was so much spinifex we would have to walk through.

We headed back to our campsite and picked up and packs and walked the 500m to the spot with the pool. Scott went back and grabbed the tent and we set up our camp again in a much better spot. I soothed my legs in the water as they were covered in scratches.

We boiled water and had some tea before organising dinner. We had bought freeze dried dinners so we chose the mushroom risotto with lamb, and boiled water and then it sat for 15 minutes and was ready. It was actually quite good and while eating we watched the last of the light disappear above the walls. We packed up dinner and washed the dishes and then sat and watched the stars. It was amazing seeing all the stars and the Milky Way above us. I was quite exhausted so went into the tent at 7:30pm and fell asleep not long after.Read more