You do not expect to be able to have freshly cooked scones with cream and jam when you are bush camping – but we did at Ellenbrae!!... and made the most of it by having some when we arrived, with Double- barred finches and Crimson Finches gathering around bird feeders, right beside us.
The country leaving Manning Gorge was rather uninteresting; quite a few cars on the road, but the surface had just been graded in sections, and other parts were very corrugated; almost no birds and no road kills of any sort. Further along there were wonderful stands of 6-7m Grevilleas with bright orange flowers....they almost looked like plantations.
We stopped for a break, and had a cuppa and bscuits and cheese! - Rob's swag as the table.
We stopped for a break, and had a cuppa and bscuits and cheese! - Rob's swag as the table.
Ellenbrae itself was extraordinary – all the buildings were made from recycled materials; there was a donkey engine that heated the water for the showers, and all the facilities were very basic but with quite a charm.
We had a nice spot in the campground, and chatted with a very nice young couple from Switzerland over dinner.
We had a nice spot in the campground, and chatted with a very nice young couple from Switzerland over dinner.
After a walk to a pretty waterhole, where Long-tailed finches were drinking nearby, we had a swim
proof!
and back at camp Rob S. heard and spotted two Barking Owls.
The dominant tree at the watherhole was what I thin is the Quinine tree - loaded with orange fruits.
and back at camp Rob S. heard and spotted two Barking Owls.
The dominant tree at the watherhole was what I thin is the Quinine tree - loaded with orange fruits.
We delayed our departure until 8.30am so that we could have some more scones!
One strange thing we noticed – the shell of hard boiled eggs goes really soft – we think the corrugations must shatter them. I could just cut through the shell and scoop out the egg!
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