much better day

even before we start this trip i think i will not tackle bluff knoll.

now i'm a definite non starter and today is the day.

deb has decided to stay back with me, at the lodge. to relax. relax? as if.

we are just back from a 5km walk.

the group sets off at 7am. we breathe a sigh of relief.

there's a cache showing 2.1 km away. as the crow flies. we follow roads. and a railway line.

the weather is perfect. sunny, warm, a gentle cool breeze.

sheep, some lambs, a couple of horses, alpacas. the paddocks are still green.

just a few cars. 

we stop, sit, admire the Kalgan river, enough water to almost deserve being called a river.

a car stops. the driver asks if we're okay, if we need water. i reassure her.

we walk back home. enjoying the weather, the distant mountain glimpses, the surrounding farms.

enjoying being just the two of us. with no schedule to keep.

back at the lodge, we wander round the property. there is our motel- style block and a few cottages. we eat lunch in an open shed with tables and chairs. listening to the birds. admiring the view (trees, open spaces, mountain glimpses)

we meet a woman who is there to do some cleaning. she gives us her life story :-)

its enjoyable. interesting. easy conversation.

the rest of the group are due back in a few hours.

till then we are relaxing

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