10. North-West Circuit 3

Christmas Village – Mt Anglem – Yankee River, 19.7 km
Tuesday, February 12: A few light showers during the day, heavier in the evening
GPS Track
Christmas Village in the morning

Christmas Village in the morning

Two snorers – the far worse was Ross, but Bernhard also joined in the concertino russamento. I slept until 1:00 before being awoken, and then I searched around for an aspirin, as I had a headache, but nothing could be found. Went out for a pee and heard a possum; then it was intermittent sleep until 6:30 when everyone got up and had breakfast. We were all going up Mt Anglem, but only I was going to attempt to get to Yankee River before the rain set in. Continue reading

9. North-West Circuit 2

Port William – Big Bungaree – Christmas Village, 17.4 km
Monday, February 11: Rain overnight; during the day a couple of very light showers; in the afternoon sun but a little colder.
GPS Track
Little Bungaree

Little Bungaree

Up at about 6:30 and the ladies were pretending to snooze. I set about breakfast and then the packing and am around 19 kg with the water. Farewelled by the wardens and made my way to Big Bungaree. The track was in surprisingly good condition, with the mud not so slippery and quite firm in most places. There were really only two places at the beginning and at the end of the track where the mud was treacherous. Continue reading