post college solo trip

as soon as i was finished college i packed my bag and headed out for a week on my own. the weather was perfect the whole week. the mildest breeze and splitting sun the whole time. as i was going for so long my pack was very heavy. i would guess about 50-60 kg's on the first day. most of that was food, fuel, water and all the bits and bobs that i had to take to cover every eventuality.

because i was on my own, and was quiet i had some great close encounters with the wildlife.
the first evening i was in my hammock, reading a book, and up trotted a fox. she got to withing 10 feet of my hammock and stopped to have a good look at what i was. i just had my eyes peeking over the top, so she didn't spook. but trotted calmly on to her destination.
another night i saw a mink, but it was very dark so i didn't get a good look at it. and one morning i was woken up by a very irate red squirrel. he seemed to think i was in his tree or something. he was jumping up and down outside my hammock and squeeking. very cool.

being no photographer, i have no pics of these amazing creatures. i was basking in the moment and didn't want to ruin it by reaching for a camera.

the pics below are in hodge podge order as usual, but should give you some idea of what it looked like.