Sitting here under the veranda with thundery rain falling fairly heavily. A merciful release from today's swelter.
After our usual morning chores we toodled up the road to Nightcap National Park and Minyon Falls. We parked in the picnic ground from which it is a short walk out onto the viewing platform. The drop is spectacular 100 metres straight down. Unfortunately the dry conditions meant there was not a skerrick of water flowing over. After taking in the view which included what I think was a peregrine falcon that obligingly perched on a distant cliff and flew off while I was getting my camera out we drove down to the area known as Minyon Grass from which the walking trail leads 2km down into the base of the falls. There was barely any breeze and high humidity. Before leaving on the walk we bit some knobs of cheese off a block from the fridge and had some chocolate. The walk down was very pleasant starting in the drier eucalypt forest and graduating into the temperate rain forest. There were 4 or 5 other groups encountered as we walked.
Looking up from the base of the falls was quite spectacular. A great pity there was no water as it would have been refreshingly cool. We returned up the hill to the car. We were absolutely dripping with sweat. The sweatiest I ever remember being. We drove back to Dunoon for a late lunch.
Minyon Falls minus water
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| Looking up! |
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| Clinging precariously to a vine |
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| Bottom of the falls |
The rest of the afternoon was spent on packing chores rearranging our clothes and medicine/toiletries storage. It was then on to the watering as dusk fell. Me filling the buckets and the cans with Susan running around the hills applying the required dosages. The humidity and the clouds still building.
Termites and strangler fig at work
Bottom of the Falls
The lightning and thunder heralded the arrival of rain about an hour later. I think we can safely say we won't have to worry about watering before we leave.
Tomorrow morning depending on the weather I would like to drive to Mount Nardi/ Mount Matheson the peaks we can see from the balcony.
Its 11pm and the thunder, lightning and rain is still doing its thing. Some poor sod is going to have to venture out to turn the inverter off in a minute.
Night Folks
Cheers Simon
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