Mt Barnett

Bliss! 2 nights in one spot!
We got in after dark having travelled all day. Camp oven lamb and chicken made delicious souvlakis.
Finally a night in the swags gazing up at the stars. We got to sleep in till 0600! Breakfast then a hike up to the Gorge and waterfalls. The dare-devil guys lept in the rest of us enjoyed a picnic on the rocks, and a swim. Then we gathered for a mammoth drift/rock scramble down the river back to our camp. It took nearly 4 hours and was physically demanding the whole way. Sometimes we were swept down rapids and left bits of skin on various submerged rocks. Other times we were kicking and paddling hard to make progress. Periodically the way was blicked by huge piles of slippery boulders that we had to pull ourselves up on to and climb over. Chris was my saviour, I wouldnt have made it up the steep rocks without him. We saw ancient aboriginal rock art on the walls of the chasm , water dragons, water lillies in bloom, giant orb spiders in their webs. It was an extreme effort and we are exhausted and starving on our return to camp. So pleased to have done it. It was a wonderous and at times concerning experience. Spent the afternoon lazing to recuperate. In tge late afternoon we had an awesome hike/rock scramble up the cliff area adjacent to our camp to watch the sunset.Read more