Hi lovelies,
I hope that you all survived the storms last night. We were fine here. A little rain and the wind was a little
savage, but no hail thankfully.
This morning we headed for Walcha and two of the falls in
that area. Or we would have if Robbie had
not gotten lost coming out of the van carpark 😊.
After setting him back in the right direction we were
off. It was a lovely drive, and it was wonderful
to see some green fields as we headed east.
There were also a few areas where farmers were grazing their cattle on
the side of the road. The cows looked so
gentle and content, and most of the time they could not care if there was a car
waiting to go past as they ambled across the road.
Tia Falls was our first stop. It was a short walk to see the falls, and
they were pretty while being a little scary with the height.
From the falls lookout it is then a short walk to see the gorge which was spectacular.
We left there and headed to Apsley Falls. There were quite a few lookout points in this
park. Our first walk took us across the
suspension bridge that crosses the river.
There was not a lot of water, but it was also really pretty. I only got half way across before the bridge
began to wobble a little, so it was a quick turn around and back to land.
We then wandered down to “Landslide” lookout. Now the name should have said it all really. It overlooked the gorge, with wonderful views
of natural landsides that take place.
The last one was several years ago, but who knows when the next one will
be.
Then it was to the falls lookout. This too is a pretty waterfall, and pretty
high.
We headed back to the parking and day visitor area where we
settled in for a quick bite of lunch.
Such a pretty view. We really are
blessed to have so many beautiful natural areas to visit and enjoy.
After lunch we went to the last lookout in the park, called Lions
Lookout. Now from my point of view it
was situated directly over where the last landslide was. I have to say I did not trust this lookout at
all and stayed well back from the edge.
I don’t care how nice the view, I did not want to be part of the next
persons view from Landslide lookout.
From there we headed back to Walcha. We were thinking of staying there, but due to
the art trail being held in the area this weekend it was booked out.
We did have a wander through the town and saw
a lot of the sculptures that are dotted around the area.
We did find out at the information centre that the falls have
had no water for 3 months and it was only in the last few days they have been
flowing. Another blessing.
Back to the van where we did some chores and had a rest, but
not a nap.
Tomorrow is scheduled as a day off for us. We plan to spend the time reading, art journaling
and doing some online maintenance.
HOWEVER, there is an Art and Craft Exhibition in town, so we will be
headed there for a look.
All for today lovelies,
Keep enjoying life
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