Mud, mud, mud and more mud

I said to Rowan “I hate mud.” He replied, “no you don’t, what you have is a mild dislike bordering on apathy.” Well I guess I better get used to it but I really don’t like walking in mud! You will be pleased to know I had a better sleep last night, not amazing but better. The camp site had picnic tables and a shelter, which was very handy. We ended up leaving fairly late it is amazing how fast time goes. We headed straight up a ridge line following a farmers fence, all the way to Dunn’s Bush. It was really pretty, most of the tracks are closed but one track is open for TA hikers. We then got out onto a road and did a little road walking. When we got to the next bush track you could see dirt bikes go through it regularly, which makes it incredibly uneven and muddy. We got about 100m in and found a spot for some food. It is only about 2km, but we are exhausted. 2kms of slow steep mud walking. Today was the first day that I have felt I didn’t want to go on. We made it to camp about 4pm. Which gave us heaps of light to set up and eat. Tomorrow is looking mostly downhill so I better prepare my blisters, I mean toes