Another early start for bushwalking - Dad and I head up Boolimba Bluff while Mum and Fraser completed a few walks along Mickeys Creek and also visited Balloon Cave. We met up at the visitor centre and then head to Rock Pool, the only location in the park designated for swimming. The water was very refreshing. Back at camp we enjoyed damper for dinner followed by, yes you guessed it, marshmallows.

Up early to beat the heat. We drive into the National Park and head off on what became a 15 km bushwalk up the Carnarvon Creek Gorge. Along the way we saw some fantastic aboriginal rock art, pretty waterfalls, massive cliffs and rock formations and best of all, a cool shady spot called the Moss Garden. Here the water is filtered through the sandstone and emerges in a constant trickle to support moss beds and fern banks. We filled our water bottle with water that ...