Tewantin to Brahminy Walkers Camp (Day 1 of 2, Tracy)

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Unfortunately I had not been able to do the whole Cooloola Great Walk with Drew, but at last I was finally able to get out hiking again.  I caught the ferry at Tewantin and then walked north along the road to the start of the Great Walk.  Due to the recent rain there was a lot of water around.  Walking through Arthur Harrold Nature Refuge toward the beach there were many areas where the path was under water and the detour was under water and the detour from the detour was under water.  This made for some beautiful reflections.

The beach was beautiful and most of the time all to myself.  There were long stretches without anyone else's footprints. Near the caravan park there were a few people on the beach, some flying kites.

The path then went into the dunes and undulated through a variety of microclimates.  It is quite amazing how very localised the types of flora are. 

Drew arrived at Brahminy not long after me and we had Brahminy camp we had all to ourselves.  Such a beautiful spot!

Rainbow Beach to Tewantin via Double Island Point - Day 2 of 4 (Drew)

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Day 2

I had planned a solid day walk, so I had an easy start to the day including a coffee and set off just before 07:00. At the first campsite I talked to 2 young guys walking North and had a 10 min chat. They had told me that they had only seen one party of three walking South and no other person. This encounter would be the last I saw anyone until I met Tracy on the last night at the last campsite. From Freshwater all the way to the last campsite there were a lot of trees down across the path. I say these added about an hour to each leg. I had a good walk once again over this ground and arrived in camp around 14:45. After a walk around to find no one and a quick feed and water top up, I decide to push on to the next campsite. I knew it would be dark by the time I made it, but I had a good headlamp, and in an emergency, I could camp en route. After walking the last 1.5 km in ankle deep water, I made camp at around 19:45. I quick setup and a big feed left me tired but happy and I had a good sleep.