Day 9
15 km
Cum 192.2 km
Camped: Chadoora
It was warm in the closed off Mt Wells shelter, luckily as the night was a cold one. I didn’t sleep much as my cold and cough deteriorated.
I left camp at 06h30 and made the longish descent through burned bush. The descent is not technically challenging, just downhill and mainly straight for most of the day.
Spotted some pretty orchids and flowers and was good to walk through some forest that had not been burned.
Walking with a cold isn’t much fun though, with my nose running badly and me just stuffing toilet paper into each nostril and breathing through my mouth.
Luckily today and tomorrow are flat sections, cause a hill would cause much discomfort for sure!!
I arrived at the hut at 11h30 and took out my mat and sleeping bag for an afternoon nap. Didn’t sleep too much but at least a little.
At about 14h00, Paul arrived, all the way from the previous hut and we had a little chat. I told him that I would put up my tent though, so that he doesn’t have to hear me cough and splurge the whole night. He appreciated this as he had just been sick too. He had mentioned that the next week will be rainy , which is not fun!
He was also nice enough to go out and try his Sat phone to see if I could get a ride out earlier.
I explained that if I wasn’t well, I would hitch or try and catch the train back into town. There is a little narrow gauge that runs on weekends.
Had dinner at 17h00 and went into the tent to keep warm as a cool night approached.
