24th July – Friday
Very hot today, very clear and very little breeze. Cat is starting to mutter about fur coats in the heat.
We went for a walk to the Crystal Cascades this morning, while it was still “cool.” It was a beautiful walk through the jungle along the banks of the Freshwater Creek, the same one that flows beside the caravan park. Unfortunately, rainforest also means high humidity. This creek is used by the locals as a swimming spot, as the water is too cold for crocodiles. As far as I am concerned, that also means too cold for swimming. A couple of teenage boys (only that gender and age group would be silly enough) were entertaining some girls by jumping off the cliffs into the water. I’m sure they were also well aware that tourists on the path were also stopping to watch!
We didn’t see any snakes – I did keep a close watch out for any – but when we stopped and looked and saw, there was plenty of wildlife about. The creek had an abundance of fish and turtles, lizards skittered about on the rocks, the dragonflies had red bodies, a Collingwood ant (black and white stripes) trotted along the railing in front of us, and we saw a couple of blue butterflies. Gorgeous!
The afternoon has been spent waiting for the postman to arrive and washing the remaining two sides of the caravan. Being sprayed by the hose was actually rather pleasant.
Very hot today, very clear and very little breeze. Cat is starting to mutter about fur coats in the heat.
We went for a walk to the Crystal Cascades this morning, while it was still “cool.” It was a beautiful walk through the jungle along the banks of the Freshwater Creek, the same one that flows beside the caravan park. Unfortunately, rainforest also means high humidity. This creek is used by the locals as a swimming spot, as the water is too cold for crocodiles. As far as I am concerned, that also means too cold for swimming. A couple of teenage boys (only that gender and age group would be silly enough) were entertaining some girls by jumping off the cliffs into the water. I’m sure they were also well aware that tourists on the path were also stopping to watch!
We didn’t see any snakes – I did keep a close watch out for any – but when we stopped and looked and saw, there was plenty of wildlife about. The creek had an abundance of fish and turtles, lizards skittered about on the rocks, the dragonflies had red bodies, a Collingwood ant (black and white stripes) trotted along the railing in front of us, and we saw a couple of blue butterflies. Gorgeous!
The afternoon has been spent waiting for the postman to arrive and washing the remaining two sides of the caravan. Being sprayed by the hose was actually rather pleasant.
1 comment:
Just reached 5 degrees here! No I didn't miss a 1 or 2 off the front of the 5 either. Tell the Cat to shut up and have a shave!
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