Julian & Ali Travels


Brisbane to Canberra		December 9 - 14

		leaving a bit early for Christmas so we can do some dog sitting. A need to check all the maintenance since Canning and Anne Beadell tracks is working. We haven't visited Girraween since about 30 years ago. So here we are. Kambuwal camping area. This didn't exist for our last visit. Much developed, looks like the area is well visited. Lots more walking tracks.

		We can see The Pyramid from camp. Happy memories of walking kids to the top. And back.

		Lots of Eastern Grey Kangaroos ignoring our presence.

		A bit of useful information for future reference?

		Perhaps a female satin bower bird. I saw a male earlier, but it moved before I realised what it was.

		White Winged Chough. It took us a while to realise that its not crowing, and it beak isn't that of a crow. Much more active scratting around on the ground.

		A morning walk to Turtle Rock. Through the granite.

		Occasionally seeing over it.

		A glimpse of Turtle Rock from The Sphynx.

		Among the boulders around The Sphynx.

		Hard to get far enough away to see The Sphynx.

		But I managed.

		The track ended at Turtle Rock. About 3.6km from the truck. Gradual uphill about 150m. This is part one of getting fit for Tasmania. Knees and hips have stood up to the challenge.

		Noisy Friarbird.

		This is about the size of a fifty cent coin.

		Next morning a quick trip to Granite Arch. Natural, not Neolithic!

		Should I or shouldn't I. Ali thought to look after her knee. I walked part way but not to the top of The Pyramid.

		Bald Rock Creek. Then onward, southwards, we are driving 250-300km/day, with 6 days to Canberra.

		Bendemeer. Shortly after we arrived the grader and roller arrived. Memories of Kalgan Pools. Next stop Merriwa.

		After Merriwa head northwards of Bathurst towards Hill End, the easy end of the Bridle Track. Lots of camp sites on Crown land. We kept going another 1km to Amy Anderson Reserve.

		We set up by the river before the rain. Then moved to higher ground. There wasn't enough rain to raise the river level, but we got good night's sleep. Another noisy friar bird.

		It took off as I pressed the button.

		Then posed again. The sun is behind us, the roots of the tree about 15m below us, the birds are high in the trees, about our height.

		Late in the afternoon, when the sun was a bit lower, we explored the reserve. Surrounded by private property. We were wise to move to higher ground. Though the river had only risen 100mm there was evidence of debris 5m above, dried out so from a long ago flood. This is the edge of the road where we climbed up to it. We saw similar stonework on the drive in.

		Looking north down the Turon River. We've met the river further east on previous drives, there's a shortcut through Turon Gates, west of Capertee, on journeys between Brisbane and Canberra.

		Returned to the truck to be entertained by three wrens. A non-breeding superb fairy wren.

Gateway

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