We walked past Valentine's Hut, over Valentine Creek, and a kilometre and a bit up the fire trail. Then it was off into the scrub, cuttting across to the Big Bend.
 Vic, armoured against flies |  a water skink |
 Cup and Saucer above Valentine Creek |
After being clear and hot early on, some clouds came over as we climbed up between Tarn Bluff and Cup and Saucer to the tarn.
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| the tarn, nestled between Cup and Saucer, Mailbox Hill, and Tarn Bluff | ||
After a leisurely lunch at the tarn, we went down to the Valentine and across to Mawson's Hut. There were quite a few people camping there, so after a cup of hot soup we went upstream a little on the Valentine and camped there (in a bit of a bog). There were ant nests nearby and a few mosquitoes around, so Vic put up his tent as well as the fly.
 we set up camp at 5pm |
 a portrait of the bushwalker |
 we pack up at 7am the next day |