Day 1: Port Arthur to Surveyors Hut

And we’re off…
Our first day started in Port Arthur and a boat trip out past Crescent Bay. The conditions were so calm we could venture out to the Tasman Sea and look out to the horizon where the next land mass you would hit is Antartica.
We were then dropped off at Denman’s Cove to wade in to the beach and from there the start of the walk.
We and our fellow walkers spread out on the beach, had our first snack of dehydrated apple and lollies and then set out with a mix of excitement and apprehension.
The coastal heathland made way for eucalypt woodland in the climb up to our first night’s hut - “Surveyors”. Ranger Jess met us and we put down our packs and settled in to enjoy the sweeping views of Cape Raoul.
First dinner on trail - snacks of savoys and rehydrated humus followed by pork and fennel meatballs with pasta.Read more