El Questro Lookouts

Today we awoke to sore heads and what I thought was 2 days’ worth of fire wood was decimated last night, oh well, guess we are going hunting again today.

We went to the station stables because the boys wanted to feed the horses an apple, they really dug this and Nat got some great shots. After this we went to Zebedee Springs where the pockets of rock pool springs were amazingly warm, 30 degrees consistently in fact and it was a real treat, the boys didn't want to leave.

There are quite a few lookouts over the station, so we explored them. The first time we have really hit low range and some steep rocky ascents & decents, great fun and Nat was a little quiet at some hairy moments, but the Prado continues to be as reliable as rain in the Qld summer when you are trying to build a new depot.  

After this we were told about an unexplored track which leads to a waterhole which is great fishing, so we followed it. Not sure about unexplored as we passed 4 utes full of blokes driving out, but the track was the most intense we have done and definitely a lot of fun. We threw a couple of lures and soft plastics in but to no avail. Dad got a red bream which jumped off the hook as I tried to bring it in on the rocks, but that was it. Zander had fun winding in the lures and we had the place all to ourselves, very special and not sure where you can do this anywhere with this type of remoteness.

No fire tonight, we are going to get going early in the morning so we can attack Emma Gorge early and avoid the heat.

Hopefully Mav will do some walking instead of being carried. Time will tell. Anyone that says that on this sort of trip  "the kids were just great" (if they are young and dependent) are kidding themselves.  If your kids can't feed, crap in a porta potty or walk 5klm by them self then it will be hard work.

This has and will continue to be a great - but very busy holiday. Nat & I like to call it a labour of love - because the good stuff far outweighs the bad. Our boys are good at times, & bad at times - just the same as at home only there quite often is no retreat in a tent on wheels....you just don't always get the time to fully relax. Nat and I have been getting on famously even when I am tired and irritable.

Stuff like last night and today just makes it all worthwhile and we wouldn't change it for anything.

Jase out....