Walking for Talking 2

Day 3

I'm going to have to start thinking of more imaginative titles for these posts......

A mixed day for Graeme with some lows and then back to even keel. I guess it's the case of all the planning to achieve a goal and then when you reach it (in this case starting), the enormity of it hits you with a bang. On top of a poor nights sleep due to stacks of pesky mozzies, a bit of a sore back still and a not so nice dehydrated meal (the only one he didn't test try before leaving), it was just a lot. By this evening he was sounding much better and he's got the mozzie net set up before going to bed.

The upsides of the day were:

• walking a touch over 23km today camping about 3km past Madigan's Camp #5
• seeing a small snake, 12-15cm long with copper body/black head which was very curious about the tyres on the cart. He thinks for their shade.  (I/Katrina, do not want to know what sort it was!)  
• saw 2 other people (in a car) 
• Lizzie's scarf is now up on the flag too as it's too hot for it at the moment and
• having a laugh at the pink feather boa from his cousins (think Priscilla Queen of the Desert).

From tomorrow he starts to reach the sand dunes so he expects it will get harder so he won't push the kilometre's too much if that's the case.