In the morning, Darryl was up early, and by the time I ventured out he had already walked to the top of Castle Rock. The sign said it was a two hour walk, but it took him exactly 30 minutes.
Darryl walked the same track with me later to take photos of the wildflowers, although I
didn't go all the way along. We came back for morning tea, and then rode the bikes 4km along the
road, quite a lot of it was steep uphill, and I had get off and push) back to the start of the walk to
Underground Creek.
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| Fruit of Native Hops bush |
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| Darryl at Wave Rock and Underground Creek |
This was an impressive shelf of granite which had collapsed over a creek. The walk had many more wonderful wildflowers.
Also along here was Dr Roberts Waterhole, commemorating the man who had
originally pushed for conserving these areas. It was a lovely downhill ride back to the campsite for a late lunch, shared by the Satin Bowerbirds (male and a few females), and some curious Wattlebirds. The birds then attracted a couple of passing walkers who stopped to chat. I also wanted to walk to Granite Arch, which although, a short walk in distance, took quite a while, as I also took lots of photos. Bald Rock was clearly visible from here. A lizard, which had markings like a goanna tried to hide beside a rock, and
Darryl startled a large red-bellied black snake which decided a swim was the safest option. This campsite had lovely hot showers, and they were certainly refreshing.
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| me at Granite Arch |
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| male Satin Bowerbird |
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| Hilux set up for the night |
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