On the Bottom Half

Fitzroy and Crookhaven with a bunch of places in between

After laughing ourselves out of the town with no exit but lots of cheap poo (Campbelltown), we made our way to a wonderul little place called Avon Caravan Park for our first night. Bob and I went for a little walk, but the civic planners in that community forgot that you need to install unfenced level crossings or bridges to actually get to the other side of the tracks dividing the town, so we didn't get to explore too far abroad.

The next day, we went through a set of lovely vales with roads sliced perilously into their sides. Our first stop along this route was at peaceful Fitzroy Falls. Everything in Aus tends to desiccate during the summer and the water flows feeding Fitzroy were no exception. It was still flowing, but the wind tunnelling up the valley was enough to blow it to bits before it reached the ground. Kinda neat really to watch a waterfall slither across a rock face. The view down the valley looks a little like the following picture. The mesa terrain is fairly common in this part of the mountains and you can see lots of this flat topped stuff going off into the distance.

The drive continued along the route down to sea level and we made it to Crookhaven Heads, which were, presumably, a haven for crooks in years past, but that's only a guess. It was a beautiful beach land, which describes almost any place in Australia that borders the coast. We spent the evening enjoying the beach and searching for shells. Mom became a mad shell lady and managed to collect a fair quantity with which to decorate the house at home.




Just a short one for this little read, heavy on the pictures. Miss everyone!

posted by Kyle @ 03:38