Day 73 Kroombit Creek

Dropping the key back and the view to the station

Monday 28th June, 2021 22.4km

1899 / 3199.9km

The state of origin wasn't much chop.  I'm a blues supporter but I would like a better contest for these games. 

It was a cool clear morning and I had about 23 kilometres to cover but I wasn't in a hurry.  I had hard boiled my remaining eggs and  toasted the rest of the bread I had for breakfast.  The eggs went into the bag for later. I still have 3 orange's left as well.  Makes the pack a little heavy but I can't bring myself to leave it.

Losing the hat isn't going to make Dr Brian, 
my skin man happy
I'm on the road by about 7.30am. I have to walk back up to the trail which is about 8 kilometres. I get there and have breakfast and then I'm on the trail proper. It's a station road that meanders across the foothills and eventually comes out on a road from Biloela (apparently derived from an Aboriginal word for white cockatoo).

The road out

It's here I met a man (I'm sorry I forgot his name) and chatted a little about the trail. He has a family member planning on doing the trail with a donkey. I gave him my name and the unicorn page in case she wants to follow for interest. We chatted for a fair while and I could have probably picked up another job if I wanted. There is a shortage of people in the country everywhere. In the end we shook hands said our goodbyes and went our separate ways. 

My eggs for breakfast

The road then meanders through some cattle properties. The suggested camp is a crossing on Kroombit Creek but since the notes were written (1991) they have built a dam and Sunwater has then dropped its no camping signs everywhere. The property people here are keen to post private property signs everywhere and the local property workers rolled up as I was looking at the water I was going to have to filter and asked all the usual questions and then reversed and went back the way they come. Meaning they probably saw me and came to chat. So it was a stealth camp I was looking for. In the end I was still in front of the dam on high ground behind some fallen trees. 

A mouse/rodent decided to visit and chewed its way into the tent and was chewing its way into my breakfast stash. A little gaffer tape covered the hole. I won't be selling this tent on gumtree I suppose.