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March 7 - 10 |
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Too many mountains. We are headed to the coast for repair. |
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We've forgotten the names. |
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But how magnificient. |
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The road passes to the right of this obstacle. Up and over. |
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Through Sheffield. |
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Once upon a time a general store. |
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Coastal agriculture. We finally recognise onions. |
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And a research farm. |
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A night at Cooee Point, exhaust repair 8am tomorrow.
Windy, just like last time. The starlings having fun.
Exhaust repair went well, took longer than expected, as always. We headed
east after lunch.
A night at Devonport, I took the opportunity to replace left side front
brake shoes that workshop had provided.
Then south again. |
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Through Deloraine, through Liffey. |
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Oura Oura is Bob Brown's old home. Now part of Bush
Heritage Australia. |
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We will camp in Parks and Wildlife campsite. Bob purchased
a couple of bush blocks in 1990 to start Bush Heritage Australia, adjacent
to the campsite. |
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Welcomed by a shy scarlet robin. I spend the afternoon
replacing the right hand front brake shoes. |
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The BHA track is about 3.5km. A suitable distance for my
tired aching hip. We follow it anti-clockwise, starting at Paiges Creek.
The blocks have been selectively logged. But lots of big trees remaining.
Mostly myrtle we think. |
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All that's left is the chimney. |
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Not quite hopscotch across the creek. |
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Stringybark, and how the loggers inserted something to
stand on and fell the tree. |
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Paiges Creek. |
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Can't get enough of big trees. Stringybarks again. |
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With ferns and bracken underneath. |
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A little up and down, we meet Liffey River. We tried a
couple of times but failed to see platypus. Though of course we met someone
who had seen them. |
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The campsite fairly full over the long weekend. A bit of
amusement as the four moved home. |
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White eyes. A couple of them stayed still long enough for a
pic. Memories of Bendethra where I first managed to take a pic of them -
they'd previously been little and dark and very fast. |
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Another grey fantail. Just like Vale of Belvoir the
fantails and white eyes together. |
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The scarlet robin has become predictable. A tree next to
our camp. A silver wattle. |
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Next day the longer walk to the falls. About 8km round
trip. Not wide enough for 4wd, presumably formed as a pack horse trail.
But from where to where? |
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The track follows the Liffey River all the way. Mostly
through ferns until the final rise to the top of the falls.
But I totally failed to picture the ferns. |
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The valley slowly closing in. |
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A sandstone cascade. |
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Complete with ferns. |
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Strange patterns in the sandstone above the falls. |
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With lots of cascades and small gorges. |
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The fern hangs over the water. |
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A pleasant walk. Slightly uphill. We have returned to the
truck with energy to spare. We are feeling a bit fitter with every new day,
with every walk. We think we are ready to tackle the Walls of Jerusalem. |
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