By Elliot

Distance: 22km

This morning we were grumbling as we packed the tent away because it started raining, even though there was no rain in the forecast. But the rain abated quickly, and we were treated to a rainbow 15 minutes into the day.

So, in high spirits, we walked another two hours. Then we got a text message from Stephen, the commonwealth citizen that we’ve been on the same schedule as, telling us to come to the community hall a kilometre away for tea and sweet treats.

We made it there and it was wonderful. About a dozen ladies from the surrounding farms had gathered for a crafting club meeting. They were embroidering, crocheting, knitting, spinning yarn and painting. Stephen knew we would love this, and didn’t want us to miss it. We spent half an hour having tea and snacking on homemade sweets, before deciding it was time to continue. They brought out the pavlova just as we were leaving. I’m sad we couldn’t stay for longer.

We walked for about an hour with Stephen before he went up ahead while we took a break. On the way, we found that us and our fellow wandering friends have our own traffic signs, like schoolchildren.

We eventually made it to the holiday park, which is a luxurious place to camp due to the hot showers and flush toilets. Not too luxurious though, as the hot showers were coin operated: 1 dollar for two minutes.

We spent the evening planning the next section and chatting to some other walkers. The next section is supposed to be really nice and we are really looking forward to it.