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Welcome to my occasional blog. Click a post title to see that entry with larger images or click an image for a larger version of the image. NSW Camping Trip Day 141 March 2016 We packed up our camp at Booti Booti, bought more supplies in Forster and started back to Gloucester River Campground, hoping the two days of fine weather had reduced the flow at the fords. I had hoped to get some close-ups of goannas but for some reason we didn't see much of them after the first day. The Gloucester River Campground in Barrington Tops has lots of short green lawn but not much of it is level. The river runs past just across the road.
As soon as we arrived, these fairy wrens were hopping around us, even going inside the car. They are tiny birds. To add some excitement, we had the air force flying over periodically (FA/18s?) Late in the afternoon, we sat by one of the pools hoping to see a platypus, but had no luck.
I had a couple of dips in this pool. It's not very deep and the bottom is uneven but is very refreshing.
NSW Camping Trip Day 12 and 1328 February 2016 Leaving Gloucester, we headed for Gloucester River Camping Area in Barrington Tops National Park. The road fords the Gloucester River a number of times, and on reaching the first one I chickened out as the flow looked a bit strong after yesterday's rain. We implemented plan B and headed for Booti Booti National Park just south of Forster. 'The Ruins' camping area is just behind the beach and a few hundred metres from Wallis Lake on the other side. It also has hot showers. A number of goannas were doing circuits during the afternoon and some would come right up to you. They weren't aggressive though. Another one is not visible behind the car. We had a quiet afternoon and had a walk on the beach at sunset. 29 February 2016 Bev wasn't up to strenuous walking so I did the Booti Hill/Lakeside walk by myself. That hill was steep in places and when I arrived at the next beach, I found you could drive there. The lake portion was pleasant though. After my walk we drove to Seal Rocks and walked up to the lighthouse on Sugarloaf Point. This was a bit steep, but paved and short.
We ended up at Bulahdelah for lunch before driving back to camp. NSW Camping Trip Day 1127 February 2016 Rain all day today but at least it's cooler. I'm pleased we got the cabin. We did go for a short drive and I went for a walk to check out the park, but otherwise a very quiet day. It looks like less rain tomorrow so we'll probably have a look at Gloucester Tops and stay there if it's not too wet, otherwise we'll head for the coast. I'd prefer to avoid setting up in the rain if I can. A bit too wet for photos except for a couple of the caravan park. Apologies for the quality of the photos but I don't have any editing tools and some are with the phone.
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