After a bit of a long still night listening to the resident bats flap between our shady trees overhead, we commenced doing very little for the day. The big boys and Matt were booked onto a fishing charter after lunch which only had 3 spots available, so some disgruntlement and negotiations ensued about who was going and how we were going to make it up to those that missed out. I happily spent the morning sitting up at the washing machine and speaking to Mum and A...

We awoke to more screeching but not so terrifying now we know what it is. Bacon and Eggs for brekky at start of a long day ahead, raced the caretaker to the eco-toilets (hand pump flush like on a plane) to go before he completed the morning maintenance procedure (consisting solely of hosing out the entire structure for 10 mins with a fire hose). I really wanted to check out the rock art on the way out and managed to persuade our driver to stop. The rock art was a...

Our first muggy night in the trailer led to not a great sleep by all and a frightening wake up at 4:30am with a sound like two little girls screaming in terror and slowly turning to a horrible screeching as whatever large bird responsible flew overhead- and then again half an hour later once we’d all calmed down and gotten back to sleep. Great start to the day! Biggest falls so far, biggest walk too plus a bit of an epic drive in and out for Matty, big day all...

A driving day from Manning Gorge to King Edward River Campsite. We stopped at Drysdale Station for a break around lunchtime and couldn’t walk past their bar in the front garden with hot chips and burgers smelling delish. Our snack situation has dwindled alarmingly (if you ask the kids) due to exorbitant prices of said goods, so we were all ‘starving’ and apparently had been for the whole last two hours since we left. Last bar that far north, with a reminder...

A slower start after two massive days, mummy requesting a bit of schoolwork before we left to explore the two smaller gorges around here. First up was Adcock Gorge, with a last 500m of ridiculously rocky track. Bit of a goat track into the gorge too but a beautiful big deep dark green pool at the bottom of the gorge. Quite chilly to swim as mostly in the shade but kids could climb a bit up the side and explore the small pools above the main falls. Back in the ca...