Day 83 | Lake Coleridge
4 January 2023 | 6km
I observe a baby sheep bumping with its head against its mums belly in order to drink. Does that start the milk flow or is that just a hint for mum that baby sheep is thirsty? Is that anchored in a little sheep’s genes or where does it learn that?
I am walking towards Lake Coleridge while my thoughts wander around that issue. Phil’s Auntie whom we had met for lunch in Methven had just dropped us off a bit earlier by a car park at the trail head which thankfully saved us hitchhiking or paying a shuttle.
The path around the lake gets very narrow at some point and as I manouver around some broken boardwalk I get to a small beach. I am a bit off trail and in an attempt to find my way back, I discover a bigger flat area with some old boat an old picnic table below a tree. Looks like that’s our home for tonight!
Highlight of the evening: Phil’s fishing endeavors are not successful this time but I manage to film a big eel approaching the shore various times. Looks like it is sensing us. Or just looking for food?
