18 August – Monday
Yesterday evening we partook of a spot of birdwatching – again – at Hastie Swamp, just down the road. This lagoon has been well set up with a large hide and pictures of birds which may be seen. We spotted quite a few, along with some very large mosquitoes. However, the Bushman’s worked fabulously! We were lucky enough to have a kingfisher working directly in front of the hide – what a beautiful blue these birds are. The bonus of the evening would certainly have been the platypus swimming around the edge of the water near the hide.
Maintenance morning today – hairdresser and housework. This afternoon we made the trip to Granite Gorge, believing the glossy brochure. It was a nice drive across the Tablelands but the Gorge was a little different to the photos. The area was dry bushland with huge rocks sticking out of the ground, and no doubt, lots of snakes just waiting for unsuspecting tourists. All the people there were dressed in full bushwalking gear and boots and as we were only wearing light footwear, decided to give the rocks a miss.
The journey home did produce a roadside banana stall selling bags of 8 bananas for $2.
Yesterday evening we partook of a spot of birdwatching – again – at Hastie Swamp, just down the road. This lagoon has been well set up with a large hide and pictures of birds which may be seen. We spotted quite a few, along with some very large mosquitoes. However, the Bushman’s worked fabulously! We were lucky enough to have a kingfisher working directly in front of the hide – what a beautiful blue these birds are. The bonus of the evening would certainly have been the platypus swimming around the edge of the water near the hide.
Maintenance morning today – hairdresser and housework. This afternoon we made the trip to Granite Gorge, believing the glossy brochure. It was a nice drive across the Tablelands but the Gorge was a little different to the photos. The area was dry bushland with huge rocks sticking out of the ground, and no doubt, lots of snakes just waiting for unsuspecting tourists. All the people there were dressed in full bushwalking gear and boots and as we were only wearing light footwear, decided to give the rocks a miss.
The journey home did produce a roadside banana stall selling bags of 8 bananas for $2.
I wish Tasmania would keep its southerly winds and not send them to Queensland! Very cold here today - only reached 20 degrees.
The photo is Lake Eacham.
1 comment:
I do feel very sad for you that the weather up there is cooling down. It's warming up here - 16 degrees today!
Jack's been pointing at your photos a lot lately, so I'm sure he'll remember you just fine when we see you in a couple of weeks.
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