by Son of a Beach » Sun 19 Dec, 2010 2:56 pm
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But jut briefly, I've heard and read about Mary Creek Plain and was advised to go around it instead. We did this, following the ridge line around the east side of the plain, and although there were a few bands of very thick scrub, I gather they were no worse than the base of Flat Bluff at the north end of the plains, and that the climb is nowhere near as climbing out of the plains. Additionally, we saw no leeches at all, in contrast to those plains having the worst leech reputation of anywhere else I've heard of or been (maybe that's where Robin Gray got the idea). The only trouble with the ridge line is water. You'd need a straw for drinking out of yabbie holes, and should carry some too. Don't forget you'll need enough for dinking as well as cooking. We say no water after leaving the Irenabyss for the entire rest of the day, and for a few hours the next day, apart from Yabbie Holes.