Good
morning and a lovely morning it is I had my yogurt and fruit on the
patio with the mountains in my long view and the birds were close by
making all sorts of noises....so another blog without photos so will
do my best to describe my day!!!
I
did some planning and found the National Park I wanted to explore and
set off around 9am....
A
couple of weeks ago maybe even more I wrote about how I took the
wrong turn to a waterfall and how silly it was of me I also wrote
that this happens quite frequently to me I just do not pay enough
attention and I should study the maps and routes more
carefully.....well it happened again today not only did I not read
the map correctly I went off completely in the wrong direction!!!! I
wasted maybe 45 minutes of gas and drive time and I was ticked at
myself!!!! I did promise myself to try to be more diligent in future
..we will see!
Once
on the right road I found the park and did three different
hikes...One to a Pinnacles lookout which was a fusion of white and
coffee coloured peaks quite spectacular...I tried to get down to the
beach but it was not possible.
Then
I did a beach hike to a beach that stretched as far as I could
see.....white perfect sand and blue pounding surf and no one in sight
it really was beautiful as you will see when I post the photos when I
can in a couple of days.
The
last hike in this park was to Hancock's point and this too was
wonderful...the rock formations are curious and sharp and some of the
rocks quite high......I really enjoyed these hikes.
Next
was to a waterfall that my hostess wrote and told me about...talking
about my hostess I did not mention yesterday that she is not here
this is her holiday home she lives in the city, which one I don't
know, but she has been in touch by e mail and there is a local phone
in the house and she called last night to see if everything was
OK...how sweet!!
Anyway
the directions to Nethercote Falls were not really great and with my
experience today it took a while to find but I did find the turn off
the road but then it got tricky I came to a junction with three
narrow gravel roads.....there were the stand for signs but no signs
at all......I took one track and soon realized this could not be
right and I had a long hard time to turn around but I did.....I then
took another track and after about a mile came to a small car park
with tables and benches and again sign posts without signs......there
was a bit of an obvious path that I took down for about 2km and I
came to a small river which I waded across but the path seemed to
disappear I was about to give up and turn back when a couple came
down and he was a local and told me that the council and the Fire
department had removed all the signs about the falls because there
had been a few incidents of injury and they did not want to become
liable......he obviously knew the way and I followed them for about a
km until I came out to the falls and it is like a slice of
paradise..reminds me in a little way of my favourite hike back in San
Miguel with the bridge and the canyon...this was a narrow slot canyon
and a lovely swimming pool and a waterfall cascading over the ridge
in the end about 20 feet high just beautiful!!!!
I
just relaxed had my lunch and just enjoyed the sight and the sound of
the falls and soon the couple left and I was on my own.....I was
debating about swimming to the falls base and the pool looked OK but
I let my better senses take over, Yes LINDA I can hear you saying
about time!!! and did not swim but I did wade a little it was cool
but refreshing!!!
It
was about 30 minute drive home and I was back just after 4pm and it
was a lovely day....the yard is huge here and with the car port
Silver streak is cool and I washed her to get all the gravel dust off
her.....
Got
out my Kobo and read for an hour before showering and fixing a light
dinner and now going to watch a movie.
I
think I have my hike for tomorrow planned it is a long one so just
hope I find it without a repeat performance of today...
Yashi
Kochi!!
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