Tuesday, 26 October 2021

Day 154 Mann River

The road winding down
 NSW Day 12 (154) Monday 25th October, 2021 21km

3043.6 / 2055.3km
Shower of rain as I'm getting up. I've decided whilst I'm walking roads to continue with shorts as I can shed heat quickly. Not so good on these mornings where it's a bit chilly, the only solution is to move.
A view down the valley
Today I'm losing the altitude I gained two days ago. Not to worry, in a week I have to climb it all again. I get about 2 hours in before I see my first vehicle and it's the school bus coming up the range. The continual descent begins to make my shins ache. I thought I was going past an accident site when I see a sign on a tree but it's just some local naming one of the hairpins "Leprecorner"

I get down to the Mann River camping area. I was thinking of staying here instead of up top. Only two caravans, at $6 a site I thought there would be more . There is only about 10 sites but looks OK if you want to tackle the road. Just past here I did come across a memorial for a motorcycle rider. After all the twists and turns he crashes on a straight stretch although it's a sharp hump then into a causeway.

Some joker likes this hairpin
The road then leaves the Mann River and goes around a Ridge to follow Leather Jacket Creek. When it meets the Mann River again I decide to have a good wash and laundry. I meet a couple on motorbikes who are camped further down the road and are exploring. I'm glad I was not standing naked, lathered up, when they arrive but are soon after they leave. Huggies baths can only get you so far. No, it wasn't in the river. I pull the water out and use my filter bag without a filter to make a shower. Even though I'm going to sweat again this afternoon I prefer to do it in the warmth of the day. Then I can put my wet clothes back on and they dry as I walk. I don't like wet clothes in the cold of the morning.

Mann River camp area
I put in another 6 or 7 kilometres to camp at Blacks TSR (travelling stock route). It had a grassed patch with clean dam water. I had had enough for the day. The mountains around provide a great backdrop to the views.





Memorial to bike rider


New bridge across Mann River at Wytaliba

Back on the Mann River had a wash

No fishing

Looking up the valley

Blacks TSR



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