We decided to go for a drive up to Evercreech Reserve near Fingal...the second of the 60 great short walks we are attempting to do while here.
Evercreech is a small reserve with bbq's undercover and toilets beside a crystal clear creek and a walking track that takes you through some of Australia's tallest white gum trees and really pretty forest.
If you decide to take the walk, remember to wear good footwear as there are leeches and snakes along the track.
You have a ten minute walk to the biggest tree where there is a platform you can walk around and then you can walk further on in a loop back to the car park, however this part of the track is quite steep and narrow if you have small children.
To be honest, I think we all enjoyed sitting by the creek more than the walk and I showed the kids how to search for fools gold ( a childhood love of mine living on the Yarra Valley in Victoria)
We found some really large pieces which created lots of excitement....
The creek was so cold that we placed our bottles of water in it so they were icy cold to drink.
We met a couple from Nashville, America which River thought was great, they have been holidaying in Australia for the last three weeks and are about to board the Queen Victoria to sail back to America.
We also met a younger couple with a little boy who are from Byron Bay, originally from Wales and they were nice to talk to also.
We are all looking forward to Troy arriving tomorrow, I am going to drive to Launceston to pick him up from the airport and we will do some last minute shopping for the Overland Track next week.I
It will be good for him to spend a week with River and Ruby exploring while Ant and I take the trek...once again we will be apart from each other but at least we are all in the same state now lol!
I bought myself some pastels and a sketchbook yesterday as I haven't worked on anything artistic since I graduated so I am planning to spend the weekend with my family down the beach sketching.
Until next time X
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