Navigational error

I've been taking big walks in the morning. It's a great way to see the area, and it helps work off a little of the vacation eating I've been doing. I already have my standard route that's about 4.5 miles, with minor variations on whether I swing by a beach or maybe stop at the store. This morning I decided to go a different loop.

Somehow, I missed the turn. Gee, maybe it's because the road was GRAVEL and because Australians only put the names on sideroads. So if you're on a sideroad already, when you roll up to an intersection with a "main road," there won't be a sign for the main road. Maybe it makes sense if you start on main roads, but I'm not, so it's confusing as hell sometimes. And in this case, the main road didn't look very main road-ish. Whatever. I missed the damn turn.

I knew the road I was on would eventually come out on Beach Road, so I wasn't too concerned. At least until I had been walking briskly for an hour and half. I eventually hit Beach Road... about 3.5 miles south of where I thought I would hit it. I inadvertantly walked 8.5 MILES this morning -- up and down big hills. Poor Little Bear (the canine victim of my error). She is going to hide when she hears me coming to get her tomorrow!