Day 10
22.8 km
Cum 215 km
Camped: stayed at Heather’s in Boddington!! No camping!
I think I’m glad that I slept in the tent as it was warmer than outside. Not much sleep though with the coughing and nose blowing.
I hit the trail just after 06h30- it remained cold for a couple of hours.
The track was flat , except by the railway line.
I took a wrong turn, even though I checked on the nav app…but the location didn’t seem to update quick enough. So I ended up following the now disused Pinjarra Narrogin railway line. It was somewhat overgrown in places, but passable.
Then it sort of went up and down and in between very overgrown bush. Why it didn’t simply follow the forestry road, I don’t understand?
I got to the Etmilyn station, which is the end of a narrow gauge railway from Dwellingup. I was hoping to catch the train up actually…but luckily I didnt wait for it as it only passed me when I was some 1 hour to Dwellingup.
I had found a cidery on the way into Dwellingup, and even a big sign by the tracks. I did follow my nose to try and find it, but it felt that I was in someone’s back yard. So , not to get done for trespassing, I decided I would just get some cider at the pub!
It was only a couple of kilometers into town from here. I headed straight to the Blue Wren Cafe , which I have heard about from many on the trail. I ordered a cappuccino and chicken burger. When it came out, it would have been the biggest burger ever!!! Over 45min of eating I still didn’t finish most the chips and the roll.
I let Heather know that I was in town, as she was picking me up from Dwellingup, to stay in Boddington. Heather and I are friends from years ago in Whyalla!
I bought us some cakes from the cafe for everyone and headed to our meeting point, via the pub J
As there is a quilting competition in Boddington this weekend- a long weekend- Heather’s mom, dad and aunt also came over from Perth. We had a delicious dinner of lasagne, vegetables and even beef stroganoff!! Soooo good!! Yummy!
And to top it off… a bed for the next few nights and fully showered and scrubbed after 10 days on track!
