Good Times, Good People
Baz Bussing (Stops #2-3) (The) Wilderness , April 16-19 I am tempted to make all sorts of lame jokes about being "lost" in the wilderness and describing imaginary up-close encounters with wild wooly beasts in the dark, impenetrable forest but, truthfully, Wilderness is, in fact, a "tame" little coastal village that can best be summarized with the word C.H.I.L.L. I arrived via Baz Bus at my accommodation, the Fairy Knowe Backpackers (review to follow), in the late afternoon, and was immediately made welcome by one of its managers, Benjamin, a decidedly gregarious and witty chap with whom I grew quite fond in the days to follow. Probably because he was such an absolute joy to rib/tease! There are a couple of nice hikes one can do around Wilderness; the first is a relatively short but extremely scenic one along an abandoned railway line which used to link Wilderness to the popular surfing hamlet, Victoria Bay. I had some company during this walk - an Indian f...