Jatbula Trail Day 1
What do you do when taking a break from a long distance walk but pick the hottest part of the month just before they close the trail and walk 62 kilometres along the Jatbula Trail in the Northern Territory. It's a hard Trail to book but Belinda was able to get a cancellation spot 3 days before the trail closed in the week we were in the NT. We arrived at Nitmiluk (Katherine) the day before after spending some time in Alice Springs and Uluru. The beginning of the trail is a short boat ride across the Katherine River. There are only 15 spots a day and the boat leaves at 7am and 9 am. We booked the 7 am spot with 6 others and 4 more were booked on the 9am boat. The ride across the river Our thoughts were to get going early as the daytime temperatures were predicted at 37-38C degrees and 20% chance of 1-2 ml of rain. Many people means a picture at the start The days are fairly short with the first days walk only about 7 or 8 kilometres. I changed my pack to the Hyperlite to see how...