Hidden Valley. Hidden Trails.
Wonnangatta
Have you not done the Wonnangatta ride?…
You will love the Wonnangatta ride.
You must do the Wonnangatta ride.
Statements and questions that have been put to me more times than I can count.
And the answer, always was “No, I haven’t”
And so,
despite Lock Down,
(or perhaps because of it, since this ride is always booked a year in advance)
I ‘signed up’ so to speak.
Signing up in this case meant :
a) borrowing money from the kids
b) packing for an 8 day trail
c) rearranging work
d) getting to the start of the ride
All with less than 24 hour’s notice as lock down was only lifted the afternoon prior to the ride.
Such is life in the world of Covid.
But that is nothing compared with the organisational skills shown by
Laura and Christian Hayes
http://www.hidden trail horse adventures
throughout these crazy times.
For this long and fairly inaccessible ride,
they went ahead the week before to prepare.
To drop off feed for the horses.
To clear tracks.
To check campsites.
The list is long.
Not a mean feat when you see where we ride.
An 8 day ride is an interesting experience.
It is long enough for personalties to shine,
some offering a bright light,
some providing the shadows.
It is long enough to challenge bodies, both ours and our amazing horses.
It is long enough to cover a large area and see amazing views.
It is long enough to experience mountain weather in many forms.
It is long enough to make good friends.
AND THEN….
as quickly as I had packed to join the ride,
so I had to pack to leave the ride.
The trip of a lifetime.
A trip never to be forgotten.
A trip I hope to repeat,
as I ask YOU now,
“Have you not done the Wonnangatta ride?…
You will love the Wonnangatta ride.
You must do the Wonnangatta ride.”
Photos are not all mine, this was a ‘group’ affair – thank you everyone
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