Wednesday – we call the doctor and pharmacy first to make sure all is in order before walking into town. We head off down river and bump into some locals and a fly fisherman. Thirty minutes later with a close catch from the fisherman we head into town. The walk is really nice and the water is much nicer further up.

Along the way we find some yummy blackberries. We get into town and first things first get the pills. Then we head to the warehouse for some underwear for Rowan. I am well overdue my 6 monthly blood test. The wait it long, an hour but it needs to be done. We go to the Asian supermarket and realise we have done over 10,000 steps, so much for a rest day. Rowan is struggling with sleep and is really tired. I am finding my small toe extremely painful. We make the decision to have a real zero day tomorrow. This way we can have an early start and make a day of it!

Thursday – I am up early, most of the camp is asleep. Rowan wakes fairly early too and we have a chill morning with some eggs for breakfast. We head down the the river and spend a long time there. Rowan fishes and I read my book. No luck with the trout but not surprising when we have a spin rod not a fly rod. The water is cold but it is really nice and we enjoy a swim. We eventually get hungry and head back to the campground.

After lunch we get a couple of jobs done. I have a fair bit of sewing to do, I take up my dungarees, they are way too long. I also fix up the tent with some minor seams and Rowan’s dungarees also need a little love. Rowan cleans out his water bladder which has grown some gross friends while it wasn’t is use in Australia. It takes him ages to clear it all out. By the time we do all that and have an hour long conversation with Eddy it is time for dinner. It is amazing how fast the time flies.