Our cheapest day yet and 'We got away with it'

A good breakfast gave us the energy for the ‘big’ day ahead.

The weather was overcast and drizzly at times. Not too promising for taking photos.

We went into the town of K to suss out the shops for supplies, but they are not open on Sundays. The tourist information was not open until 1pm, so we went for a drive to a canyon which Dave had read about. The walk up the canyon, was said to have been a couple of kilometres long and we set off up the hill.

The sights were pretty unbelievable, with sheer drops off the sides. The boys reckoned that they would not die if they were to fall off, and had great pleasure in teasing their mother!

The walk up the canyon finished at a view of the convergence of two ‘streams’ and their waterfalls. The colours were awesome.

 

The walk back down was pleasant and the soft, mossy ground was perfect for some gymnastic opportunities.

 

 

We took a risk and drove up an F grade road. The risk was that we have not yet had the tyre replaced, as the garage was not open on a Sunday. There was no phone reception on the road either. We decided to turn back when we came across a ford. The insurance does not cover any problems encountered when crossing waster.... There was a photo opportunity of some sheep, however! They are good at seeking shelter.
Yes, we got away with it!

 

 

We went back to the tourist information centre and watched an interesting movie on an eruption which happened in 1783.Very interesting, but the final words were ‘Scientists predict this sort of event would happen every 500 years, but then again, it could happen tomorrow’. Very heartening words, given the current fissure eruption. That’s how the other one started……

Good to think of ponies and other sweet things...

We visited another waterfall in the town and made our way up the track to see the waterfall at the top. There was another way down, which Dave suggested would be easier than going down the multitude of steps. About 3 kilometres later and some lovely scenery, mixed in with gusts of winds on the peak of each undulation, we made it to the other side of town from where we started.

Lawrie and I stopped at a café for hot chocolate whilst Dave and Mitch went to get the car. We had ordered a serve of fries which arrived just as the car pulled in to the car park.

After sussing out a few eateries, we decided to go back to the Foss Hotel for dinner. The food was fab and not as expensive as what we first thought.

No light show tonight.