Day 26
24.2 km
Cum 531.9 km
Camped: Boarding House
Was sooo good to have the temperature a lot higher yesterday evening. It was nearer 8C rather than 1C! Only needed shorts to sleep in, no socks or thermals!
Lucy and I didn’t take too long to get ready and were out walking by 06h15. According to Peter today was also supposed to he fairly flat…well its really wasn’t!
It was an enjoyable and scenic day non the less.
The track followed the Donnelly River for the whole day, which was good as we got to see it in many shapes, cascades, slow and fast.
Our first stop was at Green Island. It is a camping spot by the river, accessible by car. As it is weekend there are several people camped here.
We enjoyed breakfast and moved on. I was excited to see the next stop- One Tree Bridge! An old karri tree felled to fall across the river and act as a bridge. However, the real thing, was somewhat disappointing! The bridge is near rotten and is only placed along the road as a museum piece just about. Much of it has been destroyed. Oh well! A bit sad really. Then I got excited that we were walking on relatively flat, old railway lines, less the infrastructure . But the hills caught up to us. It was after this bridge that I spotted my first snake- probably a tiger snake. Luckily, it moved away, no problem.
We breaked at a lovely cascade part of the river, where Mike was also resting. He came from our camp too.
Next stop was Chappel Bridge campsite, just for a break and then last 1.5km or so to camp.
Low and behold, there was a proper 1 tree bridge across the river! Very exciting!
Lucy went for a swim in the river, then me for a wash down. A little while Mike went down and came to tell us there was another snake sunning himself where we had been. Too true!
In order to keep us up a bit later than yesterday, Mike made a fire once everyone had dinner. So…7pm we lasted until! Hahahaha! Records!
