Day 149 Billyrimba Creek

The track

NSW Day 7 (149) Tuesday 19th October, 2021 21km

2948.7 / 2150.2km

Sun coming up

The snake didn't visit. But when I got up for a toilet break during the night the headtorch was on the brightest setting and a lot of swinging about before I ventured out.

The trail follows Demon Creek. At the moment it is flowing ok. The first obstacle is a house yard which is always a worry as I'm on the lookout for dogs. As I go down through the creek there is a cow carcass and I count 14 wild pigs take off from feeding as I disturb them.

The track now a cattle pad

The track descends into a cattle pad and a grassed track. At some points there are multiple ways to go and I just blunder on keeping the creek in sight. There are many crossings. I stop for breakfast at one crossing and just sit and appreciate the privilege of being able to walk through here. As I go further there are more signs of civilisation and I move past a few different huts and homes. The flies are getting worse as the day wears on. The trail turns into a track then a gravel road as I pop out the other side.

Breakfast at Demon Creek

For the first time I put on the fly net and change into my $10 Kmart shorts. This allows me to shed more heat as I walk. The down side is when I moved off the road for lunch by a creek a brushed against something that stung me behind my knee.

I eventually join Billarimba Rd and I've been told the Billarimba homestead isn't happy with campers at the marked campsite so decide to move on further. The road comes back down to the creek and in this area I find a spot down by the creek that is hidden from the road. I spend the rest of the afternoon washing and drying some clothes and generally having a rest. I have some hard work coming up and getting some recovery into the legs will help. I plan a short day tomorrow as well. Just can't take a day off as my supplies don't allow for that.

The road out

Those rolling hills again