Rain most of the morning and needed to pack up without getting too wet. The weather is wet all day and I have about 14 kilometres to do.
Shouldn't take long but not much to do except plod in the rain unless there is a let up and a nice spot to sit. The walk initially takes you into Bridgewater via some bushtracks then a walk under the freeway and rail line. I stopped at the Coles Shopping centre and found a cafe, had a coffee and something to eat and warmed up a little.
The track then splits with a trail going south or a sidetrail into Hahndorf. Since my pickup date is set to the 15th and the distance involved I can stop in Hahndorf for 3 nights. A good time sto stop and recoup.
I did drop in on The Cedars which is Hans Heysen's house. He was a painter of landscapes of the Mt Lofty and Flinders Ranges thus his name was given to the trail. I will come back on the drive back to Perth to have a real look at the house and his work as I was dripping wet and would only chill down by taking all my wet weather gear off.
So another half hour bought me into Hahndorf. The motel owners let me use their washing machine and then I was able to warm up. Been a long couple of days.
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