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| Name | Date | Difficulty | Distance/Duration | |
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Warrie Circuit (Springbrook National Park) |
21 Apr, 2018 |
Hard |
17km return 5 hrs |
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| Hello all....21-4-2018 17 klm walk around Springbrook.....Fantastic walk..not very challenging, however great water feature vistas. All was going well until hitting the 10 klm mark (meeting place) where the three rivers meet. So we all decided to off our shoes n socks and paddle in the crystal clear inviting waters cascading from pool to pool...of course we looked at the water condition before entering.....after about 5 minutes in water up to my knees I began to have sharp needle like sting sensations in my feet...it became unbearable ...exiting the waters to try and identify the cause...there was nothing....small welts started appearing over my feet and the pain was intense.....I dropped an antihistamine after flushing effected area...no relief ...I had to walk the remaining 7 klms in agony........once back at the car park and my shoes and socks off..the pain stopped..??????????? Weird...what it was ...No idea..however...stung like crazy. Anyway, as I said it was a great walk apart from being stung and knee to feet covered in leeches. If anybody knows what caused my stings and pain...please let me know.....what ever it was was not clearly visible to the naked eye.... | ||||