After leaving Matt’s car at the end of Scrub Road (to be collected the next morning), we went in my car to McAfee’s Lookout, to start our adventure – downhill style, until we hit Enoggera Creek.
Friday 11:10am - Drink Break
On the way down the hill, we stopped at a rise for a bit of a rest, as my ankle was playing up – possibly due to weight distribution issues going on in my pack.
Friday 11:17am - Creek Crossing
We then continued until we hit the creek, where Masterful Matt took to some photography and we enjoyed the scenery. Next was the resulting uphill from our long descent. This proved incredibly tedious, as there were hardly any footholds, which made it very stop-and-start.
Friday 1:08pm - Lunch
After we got up the hill, we continued for a fair distance along mostly flat ground until we reached our lunch spot (the intersection of Hell Hole Break (which extended back to McAfee’s lookout), and South Boundary Rd. We had our peanut butter sandwiches, then continued for an hour or so until we hit Scrub Road, which only really contained one decent drink break – as this part of our hike was fairly easy-going.
Friday 2:30pm - Started Along Scrub Road
The long-awaited home stretch to the camp site was finally here! We took some photos and headed on our way down Scrub Road.
Friday 2:50pm - Drink Break
We stopped at the half-way mark to Scrub Road for a drinks break, although a short one, before encountering what we joked was Area 52.
Friday 3:10pm - Arrived at Scrub Road Bush Camp
After a good four hours or so of walking, we had finally made it to Scrub Road Bush Camp! Many cries of happiness were expressed. We consumed some scroggin, observed the scenery and space around us, and then set up the tent and collected firewood. The tent was erected by 3:40pm.
Friday 6:30pm - Dinner
After relaxing for the afternoon and starting our fire, we decided that it was about time we got dinner under way. Matt pulled out his gas stove; we boiled some water, and added it to Anaconda’s fine pasta meal. It turned out better than I expected, though was lacking some flavour.
Later on, Matt surprised me with some chocolate and some port! Isn’t it the Squire that’s meant to be sucking up to the Sponsor? I considered myself very fortunate and enjoyed every bit of our supper before going to bed.
Saturday 5:30am - Someone call 000?!
Both hikers awoke in the morning to a shocking siren going off. No need to worry – it wasn’t the police, or any emergency service in fact. It was Matt’s alarm clock on his phone. Nice one Matt! After sleeping in considerably after the alarm clock (Hey! The tent was comfy!), both hikers exited the tent at around 6:20am.
Saturday 6:40am - Breakfast
After coming to our senses and making a plan for the morning and the hike back to Matt’s car, I attempted some quick pancakes, which meant not waiting for the boiled water to cool down before adding it to the shaker pack of pancake mix. Bad move! The “pancake” resulted in a very gluggy mess in the bottom of the pan, so our remaining scroggin would have to suffice.
Saturday 7:40am - Tent Packed and Departed
The tent and our bags were then packed, and by 7:40am, we were ready to hit the frog and toad...actually, we did end up meeting a toad along the way...
Saturday 9:10am - Arrived at Matt's Car
Many hopeful moments arose before finally, we arrived at our final destination. Both hikers were ecstatic. Scrub Road had been conquered.
We departed from the end of Scrub Road in Matt’s Car, and headed for McAfee’s lookout where the hikers parted ways; I got in my car and headed for home.
Overall...
...the Hike was definitely challenging, though valuable, as Matt and I both got to discuss things about each other and small things about the Crew, both of which Matt managed to make enlightening discussions. Good hustle, Matt.
-Sam
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