Our walk started at Owers’ Corner accompanied by the rich sound of bagpipes. What a treat! Our historian, Adrian Clack, had taught himself the bagpipes during COVID. Even though I had walked the track before, I was a little nervous. Being physically fit is important, but so is the mental stamina to keep going: this is not a track for the faint hearted.
My local porter, Wally, quickly assessed that he was going to be walking with me for most of the track. Although our conversation was limited, when I hesitated getting down a steep part of the track, Wally provided a guiding hand. When we crossed the raging Eora Creek, Wally and the other porters were on hand. When the skies opened, and the track was just mud on mud, the porters were there. I am truly thankful for their support, as I am pretty sure that without it I would have had many more falls and bruises.
