Did a little field trip to kendall today. It was actually quite sad, because obviously I was thinking of little william
There doesn't appear to be any access road behind #35 or #43, down to cobb & co road, it was just rolling grassy hills with a dense line of trees up the top - backing onto their properties (when looking up from c & co). Saw the abandoned house, and an abandoned abattoir or something (on the left hand side as u drive up C & C). If someone crossed there on foot it would be quite hike and you'd have to pass a few houses.
You can get out of Benaroon drive & into the bush with a 4wd (only - a car just wouldn't cut it). it's very bumpy, and some of the humps were huge enough for a standard car to just balance on, with no tyres touching the road, it would be impossible. Can understand a 4WD might loose a mudguard or something, especially if they are hurrying. saw a hub cap right there. I was quite surprised to see how easy it would be to go that way, virtually no-one would see or hear you except the neighbours next door to william's (the ones who were away). it would take 30 secs to reach by vehicle from Wiliam's drive. when you go up there, there's a rabbit warren of trails going everywhere. I know one of them leads to batar creek rd, but i found myself at a dead end at some weird humpy house with lots of annexes & three 4wds - got outta there as fast i could! It reminded me of the backyard where Stacey lee Duggard was kept. tents and tarps and all sorts. i thought they'd follow me actually, that's how creepy it was! It would actually be a short cut for those peeps, to go past williams, rather than to go via kendal forest rd.
from the cemetery there's a walking track to william's street and also to ellendale rd, but no car access
anyway if you made it to batar creek rd, the only side road to really take (without garbage bins & letter boxes indicating residents galore) is stoney creek rd. It was just weird and scary up that road. there's a dumping ground with all these abandoned burnt out cars & rubbish and tracks and trails. there's a right turn into McColloms rd, which leads into the forest and eventually onto mudfords rd, where i saw the tree stump. it's very isolated. not a car in sight
saw the other 2 abandoned houses - one set back from batar creek rd, and the other on the corner of batar & stoney creek rd.
also, i noticed that if you follow mudfords through the forest, and then go right onto Jerusalem rd, it takes you to Lorne road. There's no mention you'll be back in Kendall until you find yourself back there. Thus i could understand if someone was unfamiliar with the area, they wouldn't realise they were headed back to into town
anyway, i have got some photos if anyone wants to view anything in particular i've mentioned.
Where's William? I'm afraid if he's not alive, and he's in that forest somewhere, or along stoney creek rd, he might never be found