Day 775 – Australia – SA/VIC [Frances to Peronne]

24/07/22

36km

  From Frances (South Australia) to Peronne (Victoria)

Australia

Into the State of Victoria, a nice day on the road cut short by tiredness

On Straight Rd today

Clear skies this morning. I started running towards Frances (my run yesterday stopped about 8km short of it). Then onto the country road I went. I felt quite rough, the night has not been so good and I did not get as much sleep as I needed.

Hiding in tall grass, the injured sheep

About halfway through the run, I spotted a sheep by the side of the road. I looked around, there were no other animals. He was on the wrong side of the fence. I approached and saw that one of his hind legs was injured. He was hopping around in circles, obviously distressed. I called WIRES the emergency number for wildlife emergencies. First the number I had did not cover the state of Victoria. Then the number I was given only dealt with native animals – not cattle. There seemed to be nothing I could do for this poor animal.

Minimay, 10 souls, 1 grocery store

I kept on running and 10km later met one of the local farmers. I informed her about the exact location of the sheep and she assured me she would look into it. I hope they get to reach it. Anyway, I kept going and the terrain was quite muddy, making it quite hard to run for a few kilometers. I got very tired and decided to call the day short. It’s not that often that such things happen lately, it was the good call to make.

Enjoy the video of today’s run: https://www.strava.com/activities/7518948261

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Here is the map of today’s run: