Dove Lake

Hello!
Want to join me for a walk around Dove Lake?
We left here a bit before 7.30am Monday morning and made it to Cradle not long after 9.
Totally glad I put the thermal underwear on in the morning… it was a bit brisk early on!!

Things have changed a bit again… the old car park is an unattractive building site – they are making a new viewing centre or something.
I remain unconvinced… The more we build in these areas the less wilderness and special they become…

Anyway, there is a boardwalk connecting the bus drop off to the walk which makes it all nice and easy.

There was a good snowfall over the weekend and a nice dusting of it remained.
We were hoping the clouds would lift eventually.

Sharon and Lottie rugged up and ready to go! Naturally had to do the obligatory photo at the lakes edge before we left.

We decided to go ‘backwards’ to my usual way – mostly because lots of other people were going the other way 🙂

It was nice to see the blue sky making an appearance early

Lottie charged on ahead – lots of energy!
Bailed Sharon up for another snap

We made it to the boat shed pretty smartly… Sharon, the star, had made up some soup the day before and had it in thermoses piping hot with her home baked bread… how could I say no??
Soooo good!

It was a good place to stop for a bite

Refueled… so onward!

Things were definitely clearing up and the day was getting nicer by the minute

I don’t often get to see the mountain in the snow so I might have gotten a bit over excited in the photo-department…

Runoff creating a decent little waterfall up there!

“I want your sandwich”
The ever present currawongs ready, willing and able to steal the food from your fingers if you are inattentive at all!

And into the ‘Ballroom Forest’ we go

So pretty… dark and green and tangled and mossy

Always nice to hug a tree!

Some of the pandanis are so tall!!! (Grass tree)

Love the way the terrain keeps changing

What else are you meant to do with the curly leaves but make moustaches?

Such great views in all directions!
We were loving it. Lottie was finding bits of snow and Sharon and I were enjoying catching up without being in the middle of a soap workshop!!

Of course there might have been a few snow-scuffles on the way around!

(Pencil Pine)

We stopped by the little beach areas – had lunch and fended off a few more keen currawongs
Another fellow was down on the beach photographing this one, put his apple between his knees to hold it while he got a snap, and the bird just flew right down and stole it and flew off!!! haha – awesome!

These are the birds that you need to be prepared for on the Overland – the ones that undo zips and help themselves to your snacks.

Back on the track… a quick stop for a touching mother and daughter moment… haha

Lottie clearly wasn’t worn out yet!

Down to another little lakeside beach.
I just love the colours in the water.

Thanks for joining me in the stroll!!
I’ll be back with more snaps soon!

Cheers!