Day 23 Noggerup Shelter to Grimwade Shelter 23 km Chilly, chilly, chilly wake up call by the black cockatoo chorus. Coldest morning so far, I actually start out walking wearing a fleece, gloves and the legs of my zip offs (first time so far). Took a little bit of walking for the feet to defrost. Easy terrain except that the slip factor is high. Take my first break after a couple of hours, having descended through a little oasis of peppermints, ferns, fungi and other assorted bushes. The frogs provided a backdrop to morning coffee. Morning coffee also means morning snack- today's ration is vac packed fruit cake (heavy-ish I know, but oh so delicious. I actually find myself licking every last trace of sugary residue out of the bag- so delicious). Also totally enjoying my
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