5am .... The sun began to rise. The sky was a beautiful reddy orange before the sun appeared over the horizon. Truly awesome.
After breakfast we packed the ute and drove through the surrounding forest in search of a local farm with a swimming hole. We asked permission to enter the private land and parked up at the riverside.
As we entered the water a big black snake decided he didn't want to hang around by us and swam straight across in front of us to the other side. Apparently it was pretty deadly but not as bad as the brown ones. Darryl went swimming, Christine decided that was one snake too many!
After drying out and a snack on the bank we drove a gravel road short cut home for lunch.
An afternoon movie, and a snooze prepared us for an afternoon in the garden chasing the dogs and throwing their ball. A spot of rain stopped play and cleared the air. The temperature was returned to a more manageable level.
The ute was loaded for a relatively early start tomorrow.
After breakfast we packed the ute and drove through the surrounding forest in search of a local farm with a swimming hole. We asked permission to enter the private land and parked up at the riverside.
As we entered the water a big black snake decided he didn't want to hang around by us and swam straight across in front of us to the other side. Apparently it was pretty deadly but not as bad as the brown ones. Darryl went swimming, Christine decided that was one snake too many!
After drying out and a snack on the bank we drove a gravel road short cut home for lunch.
An afternoon movie, and a snooze prepared us for an afternoon in the garden chasing the dogs and throwing their ball. A spot of rain stopped play and cleared the air. The temperature was returned to a more manageable level.
The ute was loaded for a relatively early start tomorrow.