Day 25
19.2 km
Cum 507.7 km
Camped: Tom Road
This morning I was up at then usual time. Well actually it gets earlier as the sun rises earlier and the birds start singing . Currently this is about 04h50.
I took the opportunity to do the 3km loop, to see the King Karri. It is the 4th largest tree on the Significant Tree Register. It has a diameter of 3m and height of 76m. A very impressive tree indeed!
The cafe only opens at 08h30. So there was plenty of time to relax in the morning. This being pretty unusual for me 😉 .
Lucy, who I met yesterday , had a coffee while I had savoury and sweet scone and a coffee. We decided we would walk together today. We left DRV at 09h20.
The day was so nice and warm, quickly rook off my long sleeve and was left with a t-shirt. This hasn’t happened in over 2 weeks! Blue skies and sunny all the way!
The forest was very pleasant- karri trees and followed the Donnely River most of the day, though sometimes it was more a stream than river.
We saw a male emu, looking after two chick’s, walking along the track. We were often impressed by the size of some of the remaining old karri trees.
We arrived at camp at 14h20, to find such a nicely positioned hut. It is on the bend of the river, in the karri forest. Lucy went for a very cold swim, I just enlisted my washcloth and did a quick clean. The water is definitely too cold for my liking!
AND I reached my 500km mark!!! Wooohooo!! I think the official half way marker is tomorrow but I have done a few extra side trips!
The Achilles has been a bit more sore…so let’s hope it holds up ok!!
