Deep Creek sounds like the name of a horror film or something. =P Anyway, this is my first time going on a Camp here in Australia. A whole bunch of us left the first day of holidays and the drive to Deep Creek was mostly uneventful except for one point where we all forgot about Jeremy and drove off after taking a short break. Went quite a while before Andrew realised there were only 4 cars instead of 5. =P We had to turn back to get him since he didn’t know the way and there wasn’t any phone reception. lol.

The hike was fun. We had a mix of scrubby bushland and picturesque cliff views. There was a really steep downhill part where I think I spent almost my whole time on my butt sliding down the slope (which meant we had a tough uphill climb after that). I was practically pulling myself up with my hands. -_-” We were lucky in the sense that it never really did rain until the wee hours in the morning. By that time, we were all safely in our tents and sleeping bags. The waterfall was gushing healthily, compared to the weak trickle it had during the dryer seasons. Although that meant that quite a few people fell into the river while fording it. I myself managed a triumphant crossing in the hardest part only to flounder in the easy bit, leaving me with one soaked sneaker for the rest of the hike back. Admittedly, that was in way better shape compared to Romain who slipped at the waterfall and fell completely in it. All we heard was steph’s scream and Romain disappearing from site. Next thing, he emerged drenched like a cat caught in the rain.

The temperature started to drop when we arrived back at our campsite in the evening. We had a lovely campfire going and it was nice to sit around the warm fire just chatting and joking and telling each other ghost stories. >.< I could just sit there for hours watching the flickering flames and the glowing coals. Had my first taste of toasted marshmallows too.

I am now suffering from extremely sore muscles which I hope will go away soon because I'd like to be able to stand up without wincing like an old lady. =P

Feels like we’re falling off…