14th Jan 9. Day 1 continued...
Now the map said a 3-4 hr walk to Post and Rail camp. Well! 1st off, half an hour into the walk Sue was wobbling side to side, in pain, her pack was already killing her! Was the walk going to cease b/f it even began? 3kms later and never sighting the Glenelg river which our map specifically shows that we should be following its course along the river line, we stopped. I had hit a brick wall. Sweat dripping over my eyebrow I just had to stop where ever we are and drop my pack and have a sit. Good time for a cuppa!! (& a wee.) but b/f that Sue & I swapped packs. Argh! All my light weight gear I selected was now on Sue's back. But my pack was heavier than Sue's anyway b/c I carried a shovel & hammer. sues pack is disgusting! As I was feeling the pain on my body I was imagining cutting the thing up into 1" squares and tossing them far and wide. Anyway, further on after our cuppa & back with my pack again we walked & walked & .... Where did we end up!? Straight out onto a made Rd. Where were we?! Who knows. So back we went into the bush again. Then we saw a massive GSWW sign and a massive Rd which we both swear, it wasn't there when we 1st passed that way. :-) Anyway we were back down towards the river. At near on 4pm we came upon Saunders landing and decided to pitch there for the night, even though a "No Camping" sign was posted. Went for a swim which was great to wash all our grime off, and there was plenty. The jet boil is fantastic! It even started after I accidentally poured water over the ignition cos I forgot to take it out of the cup part when dismantling it. Saw a black snake slide away behind my tent after I put it up, it just went on its way. What spooked us the most was the noises in the night. We swear there was a big wild pig and a tennis ball out there in the bush. We even had a brush tail possum walk into our camp as if it owned the place, tame as all get out. Lesson to be learned at the end of the day. 1. Don't cook with a hex stove on a wooden table. 2. don't play Yahtzee with Sue!
Now the map said a 3-4 hr walk to Post and Rail camp. Well! 1st off, half an hour into the walk Sue was wobbling side to side, in pain, her pack was already killing her! Was the walk going to cease b/f it even began? 3kms later and never sighting the Glenelg river which our map specifically shows that we should be following its course along the river line, we stopped. I had hit a brick wall. Sweat dripping over my eyebrow I just had to stop where ever we are and drop my pack and have a sit. Good time for a cuppa!! (& a wee.) but b/f that Sue & I swapped packs. Argh! All my light weight gear I selected was now on Sue's back. But my pack was heavier than Sue's anyway b/c I carried a shovel & hammer. sues pack is disgusting! As I was feeling the pain on my body I was imagining cutting the thing up into 1" squares and tossing them far and wide. Anyway, further on after our cuppa & back with my pack again we walked & walked & .... Where did we end up!? Straight out onto a made Rd. Where were we?! Who knows. So back we went into the bush again. Then we saw a massive GSWW sign and a massive Rd which we both swear, it wasn't there when we 1st passed that way. :-) Anyway we were back down towards the river. At near on 4pm we came upon Saunders landing and decided to pitch there for the night, even though a "No Camping" sign was posted. Went for a swim which was great to wash all our grime off, and there was plenty. The jet boil is fantastic! It even started after I accidentally poured water over the ignition cos I forgot to take it out of the cup part when dismantling it. Saw a black snake slide away behind my tent after I put it up, it just went on its way. What spooked us the most was the noises in the night. We swear there was a big wild pig and a tennis ball out there in the bush. We even had a brush tail possum walk into our camp as if it owned the place, tame as all get out. Lesson to be learned at the end of the day. 1. Don't cook with a hex stove on a wooden table.
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