Sunday 19/08/2012 Day 56: Wellington National Park to Forest
Grove National Park.
We woke with a loud crash as a
large branch fell down somewhere nearby. The kids slept through it! The 28’s
turned up again looking for a handout. They knew we were suckers from
yesterday. The ranger asked us not to feed them yesterday. The fog was so thick
you couldn’t see the dam. We packed up and headed south along Sues Road (Built
by BHP).The drive is windy & hilly but the bush was quiet pretty. The GPS
took us along a single laneway through farmland in the middle of nowhere
(Wright Rd), we thought what are we in for, again. The sky turned dark as a
rain clouds came in from the south as we arrived at Chapman’s Pool. It was a
race to get the van into our spot Camp Site #1. It was a tricky “right hand
down reverse, and turn with it” but Amanda got us in. We put the van up in the
rain which cleared when we finished. The kids abandoned homework to get a fire
going. The timber was wet but they managed to get one started using Ryan’s
favourite dead bracken. We dried some wood out using the steel plate. The kids
had a semi-homework day, they have caught up with their daily diaries. Ryan
tried fishing in Blackwood River, no bites. We are here with 4 other campers, 2
caravans, 1 tent & 1 Appolo Campervan. It’s a nice campground set in bush
with individual camp sites, Amy counted 11 whilst she was borrowing wood. Amanda had fun taking photos of the flowers
around us. It feels warmer here?
Daily Stats: Distance: 179km, Duration: 2hrs40min, Weather:
Fog, Sun, Rain, Cold
Goodbye 28's - stop pinching my breakfast.
Forest Grove NP - Chapmans Pool
Amanda's selection of flowers.
Grass Tree
3rd Fire.
Goodbye 28's - stop pinching my breakfast.
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