Bellbird Motel - Cann River - Thurra Creek Campsite (50km) (Total 22050km)

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Ayer por la noche me meti pronto al catre porque hacia frio. A las 12 de la noche he oido unos ruidos de ramas y de chapa metalica. Era un Oposum que ha venido del bosque a ver que pilla. He hecho lo habitual cuando hay Oposum cerca, que es guardar todo, incluidos los zapatos, dentro de la tienda, y cerrar bien toda la comida en una bolsa. El cabron ha empezado a rondar la tienda, ha rascado un par de veces, y yo he salido a cagarme en sus muertos, pero ha continuado. A eso de las 3 o las 4 el atrevimiento ha llegado a un punto en el que, estando yo medio dormido, me he despertado porque algo estaba debajo de mi almohada, moviendose y soltando gruñidos. Por supuesto no estaba dentro de la tienda, sino que estaba escurriendose debajo del suelo de la tienda a ver si hay algo ahi. Me he incorporado un poco, he encendido una luz, y mi intencion era soltarle un codazo en pleno craneo y dejarlo tieso, pero ha escapado. Como una hora mas tarde definitivamente se ha ido y me ha dejado en paz. Despues de una nochecita asi me he permitido dormir hasta las 8. De todas maneras me he tenido que quedar bastante rato en el camping, porque estaba en una hondonada y habia mucha humedad y poco sol. Por suerte los dos medio jubilados de la caravana de enfrente me han dado de desayunar (Yo tambien soy un poco Oposum). De ahi hacia Cann River a las 11, colinas y mas colinas, he llagedo alli a las 13:30, he hecho algo de compra, he rellenado agua y he recargado baterias. Para cuando he salido de alli casi las 3. Y poco antes de las 4 he pasado por un camping gratis, de aqui en adelante son 36km sin nada, carretera de colinas y algunos camiones madereros por ahi. He decidido ser prudente y me quedo aqui. De todas maneras me toca mucho la moral eso de que anochezca tan temprano, practicamente tengo la tienda de campaña montada mas de 15 horas al dia, creo que no voy a tardar mucho en cambair de hemisferio.


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Last night I got the sack early because it was cold . At 12 pm I heard some noises of branches and metal sheet . It was an Opossum that has come out of the forest to do some plundering . I did the usual when Possum is close, that is to keep everything, including shoes , inside the tent, and seal up all the food in a bag. The bastard has started to roam the tent, has scratched a few times , and I have gone out to scare him, but has continued. At about 3 or 4 in the night he has reached a point where , when I was half asleep , I woke up because something was under my pillow , moving and grunting. Of course it was not inside the tent, but it was scurrying beneath the floor of the tent to see if there is anything to get there. I've moved a little, I turned on a light, and my intention was to hit him hard with my elbow in the head, and maybe kill it, but he escaped . About an hour later it was definitely gone and has left me sleep. After that night I allowed myself to sleep until 8. Anyway I 've had to be quite a while at the camp because he was in a ravine with high humidity and little sun . Luckily some half retired people of the caravan naerby gave me breakfast ( I am also a little Possum ) . Hence to Cann River at 11 , hills and more hills , I arrived there at 13:30 , I have done some shopping , I filled water and have recharged batteries. By the time I left there it was almost 3 . And shortly before 4 I've been through a free site , after that there is nothing for 36km , hilly road and some logtrucks out there . I have decided to be cautious and stay here. Anyway it is really annoying that it gets dark so early, I have practically tent mounted for more than 15 hours per day, I think I will not take much longer to change hemisphere.

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