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We packed up our bags, had breakfast, checked out, and then waited
at our hotel entrance at 9am for our reserved shuttle. We had reserved
it months in advance, but had to contact them a few days ago to
give them a new address since our rental house had canceled on us.
Unfortunately the driver didn't get the new address and was waiting
at the old one. He eventually showed up around 9:15am (not his fault).
Our driver took us north up toward Cradle Mountain, stopping once or
twice along the way. We arrived at our cabin around 2pm. Then our driver
took our luggage and left us alone with our backpacks (we'd see our luggage
at the end when they picked us up).
After lunch, we walked over to the Cradle Mountain visitor center to pick up
our permit. Thankfully it was a short walk, only about 10 minutes. This
is important since we had no other means of transportation at the moment.
As it turns out, we arrived at the visitor center just in time, as they
don't start giving out permits the day before until 3pm. We filled out
the paperwork and picked up our 4 permits, which we'd reserved 6 months
earlier. Then we explored the gift shop. Unfortunately we found some
Overland Track t-shirts we all liked. I say unfortunately because this meant
we'd have to carry those shirts as extra weight over the next 6 days.
But I figured we could accept the extra weight. Since this was only a
6 day trek, we were carrying less than usual, and the kids were getting
stronger and could carry more than in the past.
If you are wondering about food in the area, there is some food at the visitor
center, but pickings are slim and it closes early (like 4pm). There is a small
store at the cabin complex we stayed at, and it closes at 6pm, but it's a small
store as well. Still, if you need milk, water, or snacks, you can get them here.
We returned to the cabin to watch the Sydney Kings beat Brisbane on TV. I only
mention this because it was cool watching Jerome Randle (who went to Cal), and
Andrew Bogut (of Golden State Warriors fame) play.
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