Horsham to Cherrypool

 
Horsham to Cherrypool = 50km
Cummulative total = 968km

We stayed an extra day at Horsham on Friday not because of me faking an injury to see the carnival but more that it was inclement weather.  It rained Thursday night but not alot more thunder and lightening than anything.  In the morning it was very grey and overcast and it looked okay to go so we had brekky looked at the radar and saw all was clear around Horsham and further south to the Grampians so we packed up and just at the end of packing up a very light mist came and stayed for a while.  So we ummed and ahhhed as to go or not.  The forecast was a 90% chance of 10-20mm so we decided to stay, an hour after paying for another day the weather lifted ... don't you just hate that when that happens!
It was a nice restful day we were both glad of it as it wasn't hot or cold but just the right temperature to hang around and do nothing unlike the day before where it was sunny and hot and we had to keep finding shade!
So Saturday morning looked alot clearer - still grey and overcast but no rain threatening.  It was cool for the whole day and we had a south westerly or head wind as we took the Henty highway.  This is a relatively quiet highway and not alot of traffic going our way but quite a few going to Horsham. 
We had a change in scenery a bit only one or two wheat fields south of Horsham but more grazing land and hay farms maybe the area is just to lush and wet for grains.  But we do get to see the Grampians in the distance.
 
Sometimes we see them and sometimes the road veers away from them, not to sure how close we will get to them further south.  The Grampians are on our left and on our right is Black Range State Park.  There is plenty of wildlife in the fields.  we saw a wallaby on the side of the road and when a truck passed it it was okay but when we passed it on the bikes it panics and bounds off!  The same when a hare crosses the road in front of us and pauses to look at us and panics and shoots off in front of us.  It is funny seeing the wildlife react to us who do less damage to them compared to trucks and cars!
It is nice riding along the highway and there are plenty of gum trees and fields as scenery.
We come to our camp spot at Cherrypool - it is only a highway stop and is a bush camp alongside the Glenelg river.  There are not many spots with river frontage but where the toilet use to be there are a few spots but that is too much out in the open for me to go to the toilet!
So we set up camp amongst the trees and shrubs.  There was a caravan about 75m further down and they are thankfully quiet!
Here is our camp spot -
 
Weetbix for dinner tonight as we have had to carry extra water with us and weetbix uses very little water to make, eat and wash up after!  Mind you if Neil had is weetbix a bit drier like us Kiwis then we would save alot more water!!!! LOL.
Tomorrow is Cavendish.