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Middle Brother National Park and Cattai Wetlands

Hi Friends and Rellies following our blog, Hubbies turn to blog tonight. Busy day today, been up the bush, walking wetlands, fishing, and swimming. Read to find out what we got up to. First we headed off to Middle Brother National Park. This is one of three mountains that came into being during the Dreamtime, with the legend of 3 brothers who died and left behind 3 mountains. We ventured up there to see the Bird Tree, the biggest tree in NSW apparently. Yes, more dirt roads and rocky stuff up via a logging track. Lots of trees were interesting to see. It seems the Grey Gums shed there bark leaving a reddy tinge till they turn white after sometime.   This is the Bird Tree base and looking skyward. This is a similar tree and they seem to have "legs" which hold the weight of the tree. This one has a huge gap in the middle. It is massive as well. After this sightseeing we ventured off to see the Wetlands at Cattai. A vegetated area brought back from f...

From Mann to Manning

Hi lovelies, Well it is a few days since we shared our adventures. For the last 3 days we sat around the caravan at Mann River as it was raining. We did manage to go for a trip back to Cangai Bridge for a swim and lunch. Saw some of the local wildlife there, and some art work by visitors.  We watched some beautiful birds who decided to eat some of the seed we put out for them. We went for another swim, still in the Mann River, but down from the park. I sorted my stash box I brought to use in my journal. Rob did some fishing.  Pretty chilled all in all. Today we left Mann River and headed south for the Manning River.  We are staying in Harrington.  A lovely coastal town. The Caravan Park is fabulous.  Just a short drive to the beach, which of course we did today.   A drive up to Pilot Lookout.  Beautiful scenery again. and interestingly there was a small cemetery there also. Found some ...