Day 14
19.5 km
Cum 286.5km
Camped: Possum Springs Campsite
Putting on my still pretty wet clothes , was not fun this morning. I was a little excited though in that after a good shower before sunrise , the sun was actually out!! Yay!
Unfortunately, this didn’t last long and the whole day was deceptive sunshine followed by strong showers.
The track today was a little more interesting than yesterday, the highlight being crossing of the Murray River on the suspension bridge. The last bridge was burned down by a bush fire in 2015.
The soles of my feet have become rather sensitive due to being in wet shoes the whole day. I couldn’t wait to get them dry!
There were many huge puddles of water that had to be traversed on the 4WD tracks we were on.
I did see a couple of new orchids and wildflowers.
Going down one of the hills, I saw something strange…three piles of emu crap…and stranger still, they were all different colours: purple, brown and olive green! You can’t miss emu shit… it’s actually pretty large!! Just a bit of an interlude there . Hahahahaha
And, as luck would have it… a shower 1.5km from the hut to get wet…ALL OVER AGAIN!
Arrived at the hut at about 12h45. Got wet clothes off and into the dry… business as usual now.
This shelter is a rammed earth construction, and is very open . I expect a cold night then!
It has rained often since I got in.
