Carnarvon Gorge

We didn't get out of bed till 8.00am. The kids were talking themselves up telling us they were keen to walk all the way to 'Big Bend' (20km round trip). I was glad they weren't totally put off after yesterday and would be happy if they managed some of the shorter trails from the road. The first stop was the Baloon Cave, a 500m one way walk which leads to a small sandstone overhang featuring more stencilled Aborginal rock art. We then did the Mickey Creek Gorge (1.5km one way) which ends with some rock hopping along the creek. We headed back to the van for lunch and the kids were happy playing Lego and weren't too keen to head out to do anymore trails (what happened to 'Big Bend'!) We persuaded them with a visit to the rock pool - the only place in the park you can swim. On the drive out we saw a 'Pretty Face' wallaby. The kids had a quick dip at the rock pool - the water was cold! We looked intently for platypus and turtles but to no avail. It was 4.00pm by this stage and we decided to squeeze in the 1.2km nature trail circuit from the visitor centre in the hope of seeing some wildlife. We saw lots of grey kangaroos but thats about it. Back at the caravan park we did the 500m trek to the lookout just before sunset. The kids did a great job today - all up another 7km of walking and with no complaining. We had a big cook up on the BBQ - hambugers with the lot.