Day 24 station tracks

Monday 10th May, 2021 23.7km

581.7 / 4517.2 km

Early morning set off

Spiders decorate the trees

Another day to try and move as far as possible.

It was a warm night with fog in the morning.

Within half hour of starting the cow cockie rolls up. We had a bit of a chat but this Station looks a lot drier than others.

It look's cool but quite warm

Lunch spot by the dam

The book says the next camp is a dam at Rhonella Park. It's just used at mustering times and I got there about lunch. I sat under the shade of an ironbark tree and had peanut butter wraps and tea.

The white roads are hot at midday

I thought I would track further south to another dam which apparently can seen from the road. After walking the measured distance and plotting myself at a spot on the map I was pretty sure I was at the right spot but I couldn't see a dam.

I dropped my pack and took my filter stuff and followed a water course down hill after about 200 metres into the scrub, where I could just make out water. It is not a well used dam as cows would normally have trampled a beach of sorts. I had to trample across weeds and still couldn't get water clear of vegetation. In the end I had to end up wading out past the weeds to get a bag full of water. Then carry it all back up the hill.

Sunscreen for the left hand, burnt from being in the morning sun

I normally camp close to the road so people can see me, especially shooters. I don't want to be hidden in scrub with people firing off bullets. This area has been very quiet, in the past 4 days I have seen 2 cars and 1 motorbike.

Day 24 distance and elevation