Day 4: Yanyanna Hut to Wilpena Pound 21.98km

The day started early after an afternoon off I was feeling ok and ready for the walk. However after the first couple of hills I could feel my legs weren't up for it. This has happened before but not as quick in the walk. I believe it has more to do with fuel for the muscle. I haven't been eating a great deal as I just don't feel like it. But I have enough energy store around my gut to get me halfway to Cape Jervis. I think its just a matter of forcing the body to dip into those stores which it wants to protect. So onward I push. 

The country is more open with a piney (fine leaf) tree with the larger gums in the gorges and river beds. Same thing I suppose. So up and over and through a range (ABC) I think and then followed a dirt track along a river. This last 8-10 kilometres is what had me flagging along. 

The track dips in and out of gullies. Nice steep dips that test the legs on every climb out. I planned to stop every hour but it got shorter than that as I just stopped when I didn't feel like going. I have normally saved the chocolate bar for when I get to camp but today I planned a reward when I reached the end of that track and turned a hard right for the last 3-4 kilometres into Wilpena. It was a welcome break and a fast acting fuel up for the final push. 

The track follows through more of the pine forests and the track is much more used by Mountain Bikes being so close to the pound. I knew I was getting fairly close when I passed three older couples out for a stroll although it ended up they were about 2.5 kilometres out. Why were these old farts so far from their caravan. Then I smelt BBQ. That was about 1.5kilometres out. Amazing I could smell cooking from so far away. Its when I had to line up at the counter you really smell yourself standing with other people. 


Got some vague directions to a camp spot then headed in and found a spare spot that broke another tent peg trying to drive it into the ground. Hot Shower.... what a luxury. Couldn't work out how to make it feel like a soak but I smelled fresh and clean. The little towel I have will take a day to dry. Quiet campsite which is a bonus. 

The blokes next door snore so I am in good company. Another cold night coming I am trying to read and the one hand is holding the Kindle and I put a glove on it to try and keep it warm and it does not seem to be working. Looks like I sleep as a fire brigade horse tonight.