Thierings on Tour

The girls are all officially sniffing now, these cold nights and warm days have got the better of everyone… poor Jazzy had a terrible sleep because she could barely breathe through her nose 😢

We grabbed some breakfast and our runners and set off for a day trip to Limmen National Park. Whilst the road wasn’t as bad as we expected, it was still so much easier to drive it without the van.

As we drove into the Southern Lost City area the sandstone formations started towering to the left and it reminded me of the Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National park in WA a bit. It’s so amazing what nature can create and I’m grateful that we get to explore it on this trip! An explanation of how these were formed in the photos.

We set off on our hike around the rocks and each turn brought new amazing formations and outlook over the Southern Lost city. We actually had the park to ourselves, which was great.

The big girls did really well walking and climbing by themselves and as it warmed up we stopped to admire the vista of the valley below us and from what we could see the view of the Western Lost City in the distance. It was spectacular!

Then the path descended into the sandstone towers again and we saw more incredible formations. The girls also got a feel of spinifex grass, not a nice grass at all that is razor sharp and annoying when you’re walking. I guess that’s why so many people wear long pants on their hikes.

We had another rest to crack out the lunchbox and eat all the snacks. I feel like we can’t go anywhere for the day without having a fully stocked lunchbox 😂 but whatever keeps the masses going…

Scarly also decided she was a big girl after our stop and insisted on walking herself. She gave it a red hot go!

It really was a spectacular place to visit.

On the way back we decided not to go to Butterfly Falls as it would have added another 2-2.5 hours onto an already long day and no one was going to be swimming there anyway.

Chris had a few things to do on the van, including trying to fix our step on the van that seems to have had a run-in with a big rock on the last stretch of road. One of the scooters also needed attention, so our mini mechanic Scarly got stuck into that.

For dinner we had a nice steak, sausage, potato gem and salad favourite and everyone was happy. As the kids settled into bed, we noticed that one of the bush fires that we had driven past earlier was now bigger and scarier looking than before. We could also hear a plane circling above and hoped that there would not be any orders to evacuate during the night as we went to sleep!

Kms travelled – 310