Canarvon Gorge

Canarvon Gorge

110 kms from Injure to Canarvon Gorge - beautiful scenery with greenish brown vegetation & gum trees - but LOTS of road kill (kangaroos, all along the roads so far. We saw our first live kangaroos as we drove into CG. The view of Mount Mitchell at the far western end & the very high impressive sandstone cliffs of the gorge can be seen all along the way.

Takarakka Tourist Park a magic place to camp! Kangaroos, glider possums apostle birds, currawongs everywhere. Great talk about the walking tracks in the afternoon AND that there were platypus in the creek behind the camp kitchen!!! We saw the morning -6.45 - & evening 5.20 swimming up & down the creek – at last!!!!

We had drizzly rain overnight & in the morning. We decided to still do the walks! I walked 14 kms return to The Art Gallery, Ward’s Canyon & Moss garden. Fairly easy walk – had to cross the creek 8 times across stepping stones. The rain stopped & perfect walking weather! Birds twittering overhead, tropical rainforest levels of vegetation – just beautiful! AND then the Gallery, Caynon & Garden stops – incredible!

Warren felt happier doing the shorter walks (that we both did the next day). Baloon Cave (aboriginal drawings again on the 230 million yeas old rock that had been uplifted from the seas), Mickey Creek & the Rock Pool were like a miniature version of the LONG walk!  The last couple of km yesterday were quite a struggle.

There is no/little internet/anything reception at CG but Warren was able to get the ABC at night so we could listen to the 2^nd State of Origin match! One night we went to the Roast Dinner meal at the Resort – wonderful (lamb & pork & ALL the vegies followed by apple crumble & custard - $25. You took your own everything else!

We had 26mm of rain overnight but it cleared eventually during the day.

On our way out I saw a pair of brolgas!!!!! standing under a tree by the road.

A wonderful 3 days! – despite my awful cold!

[Still can't attach photos! I have saved them in different place from my new camera to the laptop!!!!

It's cold sitting in the 'hot'spot' by the pool so will have to look later!]