East Ruggedy – Big Hellfire, 15.0 km

Friday, February 15: Some drizzle at first, clearing, rain later on

GPS Tour

West Ruggedy Beach

Got just over half a night’s sleep and was, of course, the first up and about, although I tried hard not to wreak revenge for last night’s events. Donna was up just as I had gotten my stuff together and I was ready to go.

Decided to split the day into four parts of (un-)equal time/distance divisions: 1) The track now leads via West Ruggedy Beach, so that was the first stage, including along the beach to the end; 2) From the beach end to the pass in the Ruggedy Mountains; 3) From there to Waituna Bay; and 4) finally to Big Hellfire. Continue reading →