We woke up and decided we felt like walking (as the weather had just cleared), so decided to take a walk up Mount Warning (Wollumbin). The start of the trail was the hardest for me, as it was mostly steps. It also didn't help that I was 21 weeks pregnant and carrying 4L of water, our food, and nappy bag in a giant backpack. Chris took Lily in the Manduca and I could hear them ahead of me pointing out different things they could see. As it was the day after flooding in South East Queensland, there was lots of waterfalls, many we had to walk though, sometimes feeling like the track was a waterfall, which by the end of our walk, was one of Lily's new favourite words.
We took lots of breaks, sometimes for Lily, but a lot of the time for me. This photo was taken about two thirds of the way up the track.
To reach the very top, you had to use a chain and climb up rocks, it seemed to take all my coordination with my (what seemed like at the time) giant belly. But it was worth the climb, we got to the top and had our picnic, watching the view to the coast disappear as the cloud started to surround us, which was also quite amazing.
The climb down the rocks was probably harder than going up, but the walk down seemed easier, although my socks and shoes were soaked through by the time we got back to the car. I'm glad I did it, it was a beautiful walk, and it definitely made me feel like I got some outdoors time. My legs were rather sore for a few days after though!!
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