Hi all,
I have searched this forum far and wide for Western Arthurs itineraries and I'm looking for some advice in regard to a trip I'll undertake a bit later this month.
I am planning on doing a WAs traverse of some description whether it's from A-K or the full thing. In short, I only have 7 days currently. I might be able to push another one or two out of work maybe, this would leave me with potentially 9.
I have done the easy bit to Oberon (doing Cygnus comfortably in a day), a couple trips in the Anne area (off track and on track) and have got lots of Tassie walking (bad and good weather) on my record so I'd say I'm well equipped for this walk. My partner however, is less experienced, only having done a couple of long trips with me (SW cape circuit, PDT, SCT and a handful of smaller trips) and she is a bit frightful about the exposure that we might encounter, but I'm sure she'll push through alright, she'll likely just be a bit slower than I am.
At what parts in the usual Chapman itinerary are there likely to be trips between places that I'll likely be able to combine with an early start and good weather?
I am fully aware that if weather cuts us short, we may just have to abandon it all at Kappa Moraine or turn around at Oberon if it really comes down. Is 7-9 days reasonable with a good stint and should I be negotiating with work to have the extra 2 days up my sleeve?
Cheers.
** The reason I ask is that A-K will probably only take us 5 days by my research and it seems a bit of a waste to have the 2 days lying around (in the case of good weather that is).