Pulling up in the car park, I turned to my son Robert, 14. ‘Alrighty, let’s do this!’ I grinned as we hopped out and put on our backpacks.
It was early one December morning last year, and we’d parked just outside of Katoomba, NSW, in the Blue Mountains.
The plan was to hike the Six Foot Track to a lodge in Megalong Valley, about a two-hour walk away.
We’d stay there overnight before hiking back the next day.
My hubby Shane, 57, isn’t very outdoorsy so he was happy