Undesirable Habits in the Bush
Extract from the blog of http://jez-hiking.blogspot.com/
Wineglass Bay
However the campsite was strewn with rubbish and empty bottles, and the
toilets were, what shall we say, feral. After we had set up camp, a
young couple walked off the beach and into the campsite, clearly having
walked the short one and a half hours from the carpark, the distance we
would complete the following day. "Where's the bin, I can't see it
anywhere," the girl was overheard to ask the guy. "Let's ask," he
replied. Mmm. There isn't one. Is it too much to ask to carry out what
you carried in, after all, it is a lot lighter without the contents. We
later saw them heading off in the direction of the toilets with a bag
of rubbish, complete with the toothpaste box from their newly purchased
toothpaste. Needless to say, they returned empty handed. The eco
toilets they have at the campsites throughout Tasmania are very good,
they are waterless and just require one to empty a scoop of rice husks
from an adjacent bin after you have finished your business - this
controls the smell. Here at this campsite through, the rice husk bin,
one of those plastic bins we all used to use kerbside in the '80s was
overflowing with rubbish, the rice husks long buried. It was
disappointing.
And again on the Cape Pillar Track
i......t was a hard slug up the overgrown track to Mt Fortescue at 490m above
sea level. Beyond the peak we reached Wughallee Falls where we found a
rather unprepared hiker. His tent was set up on the narrow track beside
the falls, despite it being clear that he knew the campsite was only
150m further and had ample camping spots available. When I returned the
following day for a wash, I collected his rubbish, it would have been
nice to have seen him again to return it to him. .....
Wineglass Bay
However the campsite was strewn with rubbish and empty bottles, and the
toilets were, what shall we say, feral. After we had set up camp, a
young couple walked off the beach and into the campsite, clearly having
walked the short one and a half hours from the carpark, the distance we
would complete the following day. "Where's the bin, I can't see it
anywhere," the girl was overheard to ask the guy. "Let's ask," he
replied. Mmm. There isn't one. Is it too much to ask to carry out what
you carried in, after all, it is a lot lighter without the contents. We
later saw them heading off in the direction of the toilets with a bag
of rubbish, complete with the toothpaste box from their newly purchased
toothpaste. Needless to say, they returned empty handed. The eco
toilets they have at the campsites throughout Tasmania are very good,
they are waterless and just require one to empty a scoop of rice husks
from an adjacent bin after you have finished your business - this
controls the smell. Here at this campsite through, the rice husk bin,
one of those plastic bins we all used to use kerbside in the '80s was
overflowing with rubbish, the rice husks long buried. It was
disappointing.
And again on the Cape Pillar Track
i......t was a hard slug up the overgrown track to Mt Fortescue at 490m above
sea level. Beyond the peak we reached Wughallee Falls where we found a
rather unprepared hiker. His tent was set up on the narrow track beside
the falls, despite it being clear that he knew the campsite was only
150m further and had ample camping spots available. When I returned the
following day for a wash, I collected his rubbish, it would have been
nice to have seen him again to return it to him. .....
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