Friday 29th August, Gorgeous Gorge Walks and More

With the weather being absolutely beautiful and quite warm, we decided to do our walks earlier in the day. We were ready to set off to Finch Hatton Gorge by 8am. We drove to the start of the Gorge walks and were looking forward to visiting both the Araluen Cascades and the Wheel of Fire. We visited the cascades last year and had tried to visit the Wheel of Fire. The trek to the Wheel of Fire, involved crossing the creek by scrambling over some rocks and we weren’t prepared for this. This year we were. We had a change of shoes for the creek scramble and anything else we may have needed. Unfortunately, on arriving at the starting point for the walks, we were disappointed to read that the Wheel of Fire track, just past to creek crossing, was closed due to structural damage from rain. Engineers would need to assess the track and repairs, carried out before people could use the track. Oh well…..it might be third time lucky. We all enjoyed a walk through some stunning rainforest to the beautiful waterfalls of Araluen Cascades. We decide to continue walking to the creek crossing for the Wheel of Fire Walk and both the boys had fun scrambling over the rocks, while Lyn and I enjoyed spending time in this beautiful location. From here, we returned to the caravans and spent some time doing jobs and preparing a picnic lunch. With our lunch we headed to Teemburra Dam. It was a short drive but the dam is located in a mountainous area and we had to drive up some steep sections on the road in. We had our lunch at a picnic table overlooking the dam, before Lyn and I set off for a delightful two-hour kayak on the dam. Conditions were perfect with the water like glass. We observed a few horses on this kayak and we very surprised to see that the horses were actually on a small island in the dam. Meanwhile, the boys drove to the nearby town of Pinnacle and visited the pub for a beer which was apparently needed considering how warm the day was!.