ofuros
10-04-2011, 05:44 AM
A break in work opened up just in time for the opening trout season, six hours south of my sub tropical home.
I farewelled the acres of cloudless blue skies, the warming radiance of the sun & headed south across the border....
....finally the months of hibernation were over. :smile:
By the time I arrived, the tail end of the buffeting cold front with its freezing winds & horizontal rain/hail was still lashing the region.
Took me three times as long to set up camp than normal.....watering eyes, numb lifeless fingers & a mind slowed from
the wind chill didn't help at all.
The next day dawned damp.....bush-bashed to 2 remote stream valleys which I intend to fish later on in the season.
The bush...thankfully pretty easy going.
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030004Medium.jpg
The streams valley's...
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030007Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030006Medium.jpg
Sluggish inhabitant.
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030012Medium.jpg.
Warming meal break
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030022Medium.jpg
Back at the car again. It was only a 10min drive from here to the banks of my favourite stream...
..to set up camp, get a soul warming campfire crackling...& just relax & enjoy the surrounds.
Sleeping quarters
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030049Medium.jpg
Hungry mouths..
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030063Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030066Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030074Medium.jpg
Impromptu table & chair, freeze dried miso & tofu soup for breakie...suprisingly tasty...water straight from the lapping steam.
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA040108Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA040103Medium.jpg
Finally..sadly.... the start of the long road home....
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA040114Medium.jpg
Ooroo,
ofuros.
I farewelled the acres of cloudless blue skies, the warming radiance of the sun & headed south across the border....
....finally the months of hibernation were over. :smile:
By the time I arrived, the tail end of the buffeting cold front with its freezing winds & horizontal rain/hail was still lashing the region.
Took me three times as long to set up camp than normal.....watering eyes, numb lifeless fingers & a mind slowed from
the wind chill didn't help at all.
The next day dawned damp.....bush-bashed to 2 remote stream valleys which I intend to fish later on in the season.
The bush...thankfully pretty easy going.
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030004Medium.jpg
The streams valley's...
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030007Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030006Medium.jpg
Sluggish inhabitant.
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030012Medium.jpg.
Warming meal break
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030022Medium.jpg
Back at the car again. It was only a 10min drive from here to the banks of my favourite stream...
..to set up camp, get a soul warming campfire crackling...& just relax & enjoy the surrounds.
Sleeping quarters
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030049Medium.jpg
Hungry mouths..
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030063Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030066Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA030074Medium.jpg
Impromptu table & chair, freeze dried miso & tofu soup for breakie...suprisingly tasty...water straight from the lapping steam.
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA040108Medium.jpg
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA040103Medium.jpg
Finally..sadly.... the start of the long road home....
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/2011 Oct opening weekend/PA040114Medium.jpg
Ooroo,
ofuros.