The weekend we spent with Ryan's family in Bogangar. We also visited Mick and Ness to deliver baby Lucas's quilt which had been carefully wrapped up and stowed in the BT for the trip so far. Apparently it rivals Craig's fishtank in terms of eliciting wide-eyed baby-awe :-)
We also enjoyed fish and chips by the beach in the hope of spotting a whale (Ryan promised me I would see whales on my first winter trip to Bogangar). No such luck, unfortunately.
We walked back up to the headland in the evening for another attempt at whale-spotting, but also to enjoy the sunset. Still no whales, but the light-show wasn't bad.
The next day Craig drove us out to Lamington National Park. We did the obligatory tree-top walk at O'Reilly's, but decided to forego the bird feeding (something about having half-a-dozen parrots perched on me, trapped in a fenced enclosure surrounded by people taking photographs didn't quite appeal...)
Of the kilometres of walking tracks branching out from O'Reilly's we decided to walk down to the two closest waterfalls - Elabana (pegged as the iconic waterfall of Lamington) and Box Log Falls. This still turned out to be an almost 8km walk.
The views all along the road up the mountain to and from O'Reilly's were also quite impressive. Craig spent half the drive down trying to find a good spot to pull over so I could get a couple of photos (not easy on the narrow, windy road), and I was rewarded with some nice shots out over the valley. Thanks Craig :-)
We called into Natural Bridge on the way home - an impressive rock formation with a waterfall pouring through the hole in it's roof. Apparently you used to be able to swim in the pool (people would even jump down the waterfall), but it's now all very much fenced off.
And then back to Bogangar for another home-cooked meal, hot shower and a night in a warm, soft bed :-)
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