
I ended 2006 and started 2007 on Australia’s iconic bushwalk, a 60 to 80km (depending where you finish up) stroll through central Tasmania with fantastic scenery and a smorgasbord selection of lakes, rivers, forests, plains, waterfalls and mountains peaks. There are some decidedly boggy stretches to check that your boots are really waterproof and the extraordinarily changeable weather can test your Gore-Tex rating one hour and your sunscreen factor the next.
I walked the Overland Track ...