Ulverstone

We are really enjoying the bush walks in the rain forest, and today we set off to the Leven Gorge where there were a couple of trails for us to do. The river Leven is the river that runs to the coast at Ulverstone. We drove inland again through stunning lush green countryside once more and parked up at the head of the trail above the gorge. Once again we trailed through glorious tree ferns to a lookout high above the gorge. The river was rushing along 200ft below. We then descended 697 steps to another lookout a little bit further down the cliff face. There then followed a pretty stiff climb back to the car where we enjoyed our lunch in the picnic area. After lunch we drove along the road another couple of kms to complete the canyon floor walk which took us down to the river level. Another stiff descent and climb, our legs are getting stronger each day.
There was one further waterfall to have a look at, so we stopped in at Preston Falls on our return to base to take in the 200ft cascade.
We are very much enjoying our evenings talking to the other campers in the camp kitchen, and we are getting lots of tips for things to see. Mona at Hobart is a favourite with the younger contingent as is the carved wall at Derwent Bridge where we will be later in our trip.
This evening the kitchen was particularly busy with several groups cooking, eating and chatting. We lit the log fire to keep the chill off the room. The nightly hot water bottle keeps us cosy in bed, as the temperatures drop and the trailer becomes really quite chilly. Good job we are hardy souls!!
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