Thierings on Tour

It was chilly this morning as Jazzy and I woke up early and headed for a walk across the top of the waterfalls. We watched the sun rise and it was beautiful!

The terrain was giving off a very musky and unpleasant smell and the only thing I can compare it to is the sulphuric pools in NZ, but not quite as strong. After all the van residents tried to blame each other for the smell, we finally realised it was no single human that was responsible for it. Someone at the campsite did have a name for it but I didn’t capture it and apparently the dew saturates the ground and releases it!

We packed up and jumped in the car to continue on our travels. There was a lot of wildlife to see along the road today and especially some giant birds.

Our lunch stop for the day was Gregory River, a gorgeous (and popular) spot for a refreshing dip. After a bite to eat the girls grabbed their noodles and goggles and were ready to jump in. Whilst there is a decent flowing the river, there are many turns to stop and jump out and to be honest it’s not very deep, so you can stand up if you need to get out… Chris escorted the girls as they floated down and they kept wanting to do it over and over again.

Scarly was happy to dip her feet in and splash near the edge of the water on my back. She found a caterpillar on a leaf and enjoyed watching the girls and papa float by. The girls also enjoyed a go on the rope swing above the water. You can see why people enjoy camping here! Although I definitely wouldn’t stay for months like some people shared they were doing… 🤪

Then it was a final push to Adels Grove. We arrived in the late afternoon and were looking for spots to set up. The first was probably a bit too sunny, so we moved. That’s when we learnt about the horrible spikey burrs all over the ground. They were so painful and sharp, it’s like nothing we had ever stepped on before! Poor Izzy lost her shoe trying to catch up with us and experienced the worst of it… 
So needless to say we moved again. Third time lucky it was and Chris found a good one with an excellent camp fire pit.

It was good to finally relax, enjoy some dinner and a drink around the fire at night. 

Kms travelled – 279