El Questro

Crossing the Pentecost

16th June 2012 13768 km's to date
It is Lily's eigth birthday today and we are off to El Questro. El Questro is home to heaps of amazing gorges and lots of walking to get into the gorges. Everyone besides me hates bush walking so it was pretty much a given that we wouldn't truely experience what El Questro has to offer. We camped up at one of the private river campsites with Kellie and Lee. John and Sue were in the campsite next door (500m away) You pay more to camp by the river with no power or toilets than up at the main campground, but they are very private as you can't see your neighbours and it is one lane bush track in and out.

Camp view from the river

The kids jumped in the river for a swim whilst the adults chilled out on the bank. All info states to be incredibly wary about crocodiles and we were. It was fairly shallow and there were a few cascades so all was good. The kids had a blast all afternoon playing beside the river. No kids needs toys when your in a place like this. Their imaginations ran wild and they created all sorts of games themselves. Kellie and Lee have an oven in their van, so we borrowed it to cook up Lily's birthday cake. Lily was lucky enough to have the Murray's and the Wrights around to sing happy birthday and eat cake before dinner.

Clayton, Finlay, Helene, Lily & Millah

John having a nap in his kinderkot (aka kids swag)

Helene, Millah, Finlay & Lily in their kids camp

The Pentecost River

Lily's 8th Bush Birthday