The Cannibal Tour

About 3 months ago my dad, my brother and me decided that just for the sake of it we would try and follow in the footsteps of the great Alexander Pearce (A famous Tasmanian convict who escaped from Sarah Island and walked to Hobart, eating only the remains of his accomplices).

Because us Sinclair's are known for our bright idea's we decided to follow in the footsteps of our idol and trek through the unmarked bush of the Tasmanian wilderness. To keep the realness alive we decided that we wouldn't take a map, only a compass, because our logic was that it is impossible to get lost if you have no idea where you're going.

We had even committed to the name The Cannibal Tour, but our plan's were demolished when dad went to Tasmania to ride motorcycles and saw how thick the bush actually was. This didn't completely kill our idea because we then decided to do the South Coast Track in Tasmania.

The Long Road To The 2009 Kokoda Challenge

The Long Road To The 2009 Kokoda Challenge has just begun with a 26km walk on one of the hardest sections of the track. It began with a massive hill followed by a 15km loop through creeks and over mountains before going back over the hill we started.

But before we could begin our training the teacher in charge called a meeting for all the people who were interested. In 2008 we had 25 people interested which was a good number because it could easily be made into 3 teams, so when nearly 100 people turned up I began to panic. But as always they are soft and that groups dropped to 40 in only a few hours in the bush!