Donnybrook

Munda Biddi Day 9 - 17 October 2023
Donnybrook to Nannup - 72 klms

Hot … but what a hoot!
This morning’s getaway began about 11:00pm and continued onwards all through the night. What began with the hum of humans transgressed into stirring conversations, creaking floor boards the clunking of doors and the endless foot traffic to and from the bathroom.
Because I’d chosen this bed I had to lie in it. So by dawn I was eager to roll.
The early stages of the Munda bid me well this morning, leading me through forests and pine plantations along flat gravel roads and to a freshwater not so full dam. I was hot, the sky was blue and I knew I just had to have a dip. Cool refreshing and time for a snack. I’d packed a banana on the back and I could only hope that someone else might enjoy a hit of fresh fruit. Darn it!
With such a good surface, I was making great time so I peddled on through with Nannup in my sights.
This firm single track follows a once used railway trackbed. It has few bends and gentle grades. It made for a fast most enjoyable session. Along the way I was raced by emus, escorted by a squadron of red tail black cockatoos calling out my name. Well it sounded so! I even had track sharing moments with of a number of goannas who just seem to own the trail and appeared to scoff as I offered a greeting.
Reminders of the railway of yesteryear remain as you cross a few remaining wooden ex-railway bridges.
Nannup is the HALFWAY town of the Munda Biddi and I’m camped in the local caravan park about 200 metres from the river. I went for a swim. It was refreshing and a great way to complete what has been a most exhilarating ride.
Nannup is a pretty country town and almost everything is shut on a Tuesday night.
However, on Tuesdays volunteers host the community dinner. All foods are donated by local businesses. Three courses for $8.00.
Soup, curried sausages and rice and for dessert- matchstick pastry and ice cream.
Wind is howling, leaves are chatting non stop, branches are creaking and my tent is flapping.
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