I Got a Booter!

DAY 4

We slept in until 7am this morning after a long day yesterday. We packed up and left around 9:15am. It was a beautiful day again, started off on the beach and walked 5km to Walbran (which was also a nice campsite area). There was another creek to cross, but since the water levels are so low we decided to take off our boots and walk across. The cold water feels so good on our feet. After Walbran there was no more beach trails for the rest of the day.
The rest of the inland trail was extremely challenging. There was more mud (got a couple booters), bigger tree roots, uneven terrain and LOTS of ladders. Every time we went down a massive ladder, there was another one waiting for us to take back up. This is one reason why some areas of the trail take so long to complete. The trail markers are actually mapped out by the 'crow's view' and doesn't take into consideration the vertical ups and downs.



This is actually a section of the trail!

Between one set of ladders was an amazing suspension bridge across Logan Creek. It was only wide enough for one person. You definitely couldn't turn around with your pack on. Willy counted 180 rungs between all the ladders in that area. At the top of the last ladder we snacked on some beef jerky and enjoyed the view.
The trek inland between km 58-62 was hard through the mud. I ended up falling once and my achilles tendon at the back of my heel started to hurt from all the inclines and forceful push off movements. It became frustrating, our pace slowed to 40 minutes/km, which felt like an eternity. I had my first cry (It was predetermined I was only allowed 4 on this trip), then continued on slowly to avoid further injury. We may have seen a moose track but we're not sure. We had stopped for lunch at Cullite Creek, where we took the cable car just for fun. Cullite Cove was beautiful, with 2 massive rock cliffs surrounding the area. It would have been a beautiful campsite to stay at for the night, but we had to make it a bit further today.
We made it slowly but safely to Camper Creek. Today was our hardest day mentally and physically. We both have some blisters from today, and are very sore. The terrain is definitely getting harder. Every step is calculated, lots of looking down.

Total km's today: 14km
Bonilla Point to Camper Creek
Hours: 8 hours, 35 minutes 
 
 


Cullite Cove - so beautiful