Some of you can readily locate the Rock of Gibraltar, which I saw from the Moroccan side of the Mediterranean a couple of years ago. But have any of you heard of Gibraltar Rock? I hadn't until yesterday when Emily, Greg and I set off to climb it. They were practicing for the Overland walk in Tasmania, which they hope to complete over a week in December.
So they climbed the rock with their heavy backpacks yesterday to simulate Tasmanian conditions and I went along for the ride with only a light day-pack. I was worried most of the time that Em would expire, not only because of the steep climb (up about 400m), but also on account of the heat (about 32 degrees). It might be the middle of Spring, but Summer temperatures are already here.
We made it to the top and back in about 3 hours, though only 2 hours were spend going up and coming down. The pictures show some of the scenery. We also saw quite a few kangaroos in family pods, including a mother and joey in her pouch - see photo.
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