Big Thirsty Aussies

NOOOOO!!!!! Sunday afternoon at the end of holidays. NOOOOO!!!!! Back to the grindstone tomorrow. NOOOOO!!!!! Well we had a great little getaway from the day to day of our life. Sorry if the map is hard to read it is just an indicator of sorts. We do a highlighted map every time we stray from our home on a grand tour. Started on the 11th and camped two nights at Abercrombie Caves. The caves were really interesting and apparently an old bushranger gang "The Ribbon Gang" used to hide out there from the law, way back when. Although we were cold and moderately damp, it was still a great campsite with wombats nosing about after hours. Can't really get a good shot of a wombat as they are very shy. Here are some shots of this great place: On The Way: The Camp: The Bridge of Doom(or more affectionately known as the "I have nothing to prove by going on a swayin bridge with rotton wood and lots of rust" bridge)Kids liked it though: On the walk to caves: The stairs down ...

One More week of work/school before the winter holidays start, Woo Hoo! Took some photos of our Sunday running spot today (had to walk today as Tory is nursing chesty mucus and we would like for it to be gone well before the holidays),as we were able to take camera along. This is again , in the national park, in the Botanical Gardens. We have a current new favourite track- The Heath Trail- but we do end up in the Koori Gardens, and the Casuarina Lawn. Here are some photos. The Heath Trail: The Worlds Largest Mingo Trees: Aboriginal Australians have over 7 uses for these including, but not restricted to their use in photos. More of the trail, and a great scribbly gum. There was also lots of Wattle and Bottle Brush out. Round and Round the scribbly gum the monkey chased the weasels... well actually the monkey chased but the weasels just gave a blank teenage stare combined with the rolling of the eyes (tree humour is just wasted on some ). How cool is this tree? A couple of spots along th...