Day 235 Cynthia Range Track t Wonangatta Statiom

 VIC Day 11 ( 235) Saturday 15th January, 2022 24.8km

Today was a long arsed day starting with one of those steep downhills that are taxing and dangerous to an old fart like me. Victoria is becoming my least favourite section.

Whilst Qld has a lot of road walking all of Victoria is as well, but the roads are 4wd roads that no sane walker or horse would love. Mountain bikes couldn't ride up some of these hills and only those mad downhill riders (thinking Ben McGrath) would ride down them

After dropping down the road, it was a pleasant walk

Still up high though

Anyway a long day getting over and down, I assume the Cynthia Range to then tackle 3 crossings of the Humffray River.

Here we go

Down down again

These are about upper thigh deep. The waters are fast and a little muddy but with skinny legs and poles I go ok.

One crossing of Wonnangatta River

The last river crossing is the Wonnangatta River which is clear water and rocky bottom about knee deep at most.

Wonnangatta River

I then manage about 6 kilometres more before I give it away and setup camp. I wash my clothes in the river water and have a bath. It's a lot warmer down in the valleys and the March flies and normal little black ones are becoming more prevalent. The fly net comes out more often now and it makes it hotter on the face but better than those little black bastards that hover and then dart straight in to the eyeball. Lots of sun today so there is definitely something wrong with solar panel.