Ros Barnett writes: 'If one or two people set out from Cockle Creek in a
little open boat with all their gear aboard determined to arrive in Sullivans
Cove in ten days time they would have a difficult and potentially dangerous
task in from of them, particularly if they weren’t familiar with the
waters. They will have organised food and water for the trip, and ways to
replenish en route. They will need to find camp sites for every night
where they can safely moor or haul out their boat. These intrepid
travellers will need to keep a weather watch and regularly check the forecasts.
When they are out in the middle of the southern channel and a squall hits them
they will feel vulnerable. If they are exhausted and becalmed and still a
long way from shore they will long for a tow. When they do reach the
beach and set up camp they will be so tired by the time they have heated up
their rations that they will crawl into their sleeping bags and barely notice
that they are damp.
Compare that with Tawe Nunnugah.' |
