Woke up early enough went up to the toilet and watched the sunrise as I did my business. We should all have a toilet with a view.
Today was a walk across the country side skirting through farmlands and forestry areas always within the southern Mt Lofty Ranges. As I skirted the ridge lines I could see towns. Across one ridge line you look down onto Gumeracha. I tried to see if I could spot the Rocking Horse. I think I could see the top of its head but not good enough to recognise.
I was looking forward to stopping off at the Cudlee Creek Cafe for a spot to eat only to get there and find they do not open on Mondays. A quick look on the map showed that a 2 kilometre detour would take me to the Cudlee Creek Hotel. Considering the detours I have taken for dropping stuff it seemed a good idea at the time. They serve food all day and I had a bacon and egg sandwich with a coffee and Pepsi Max. Fuel for the afternoon walk.
A quick walk down the road and I was admiring some of the properties when I had to walk back about 300 metres to pick up the trail. Inattention seems to be my undoing. I walked up to the camping spot called Grandpas camp. I didn't stay as the tent spots were under some trees.
Also the next day was going to be a long day and as it was still early I decided to climb the hill and find a better spot to camp.
As night fell there was a lot of grunting from Koalas so I went for a bit of a spotlight. The trees up where I was were not the right ones for Koalas but I did spot a couple of possums. A lot more civilisation noises with a constant noise of planes and I could hear a lot of cars. Set the alarm for 4am as it was a long day to come with a lot of elevation climb.
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