Hi!
Last week we used the $$ that Jeffs lovely parents sent us for Christmas and went up to Cradle and stayed over night. (Thankyou Judy and George… it was blissful!)
You know… so we could hike then return to a cosy cabin instead of a tent just like civilised people!!
Well… its winter so it was cold and wet… and we loved it!
The grassy areas under clear water!
Nobody gave this wombat the memo that it was in the middle of the day when they should have been sleeping!
They are so adorable! And very focused on lunch.
It was cold along the boardwalk from Ronney Creek!! Icy… as in our cheeks froze!
Because we got up to Cradle later than originally planned, we dodged going up to Crater Lake and wandered up towards Dove Lake via Lake Lillith I think its called
Lots of water rushing everywhere
Jeff rugged up.
We stopped briefly to have a sandwich… although not for long. The key is to keep moving.
Oh… I am using my new little Canon camera. It was a delight weight wise and I am quite happy with the photo quality. Not that I know how to drive it properly and I only have one lens for it. But… its light. This makes me happy.
I was trying out different shots – just to see how it coped.
Pathway, waterway…
Rain pants are awesome even if they are not stylish.
Yay! Mud!
Ahhhh… there’s my handsome husband!
It was insanely windy here… I was bracing myself on the walkway… didnt particularly want to be swept down there.
Such pretty scenery. Its hard to get tired of walking around this area. (Well ok, my legs might get tired but my brain doesn’t)
The clouds have finally lifted enough to get some views of Cradle Mt.
You can see how windy it is… the lake looks choppy even in a still image.
A bit of greenery… testing out the clarity of a closer up image
We got back to Dove Lake.
We bypassed the viewing centre (still not a fan)
We ignored the buses and walked back to Ronney Creek along the road… a bit further than what we thought but oh well…
And from there we walked along the Cradle Valley Boardwalk
I like this walk…
There are no mountains but its very picturesque.
I might be able to convince my parents to do this one with me next time they visit!
There are lots of little river and stream crossings
You can walk all the way back to the Rangers Station or catch the bus again at Snake Hill.
We decided to opt out at Snake Hill so we could get back and check in to our cabin, get showered and head out to dinner.
We stayed at The Highlanders Cabins…
Our cabin was called Quoll
A sweet little walk up through the bush
And here we are!
Someone had even been in to light the fire! What a treat!
So cosy!
Lovely and spacey… with the wood box right on the veranda to make it easy to keep that fire going!
Actually I had firewood envy of their main stash…
Anyways, we had a lovely dinner out but the next days hike I’ll have to save for when I get my butt back to this PC to post process the rest of the photos. (Again… I am way too comfortable sitting in front of the fire in the evenings to come over here to play on photoshop haha)
Hope everyone is doing well!
xxx
