It's hard to believe this restful spot is just 15 kms from the beating heart of the city. We are off on another bush walk my friends where the climate is warmer and more coastal ... there will be similarities and differences from my usual Blue Mountains walks. Let's go see what we find.
Is that a Coolibah tree beside the abandoned house? Every Australian knows about Coolibah trees because the bush ballad Waltzing Matilda is nigh on our unoffical national anthem but most of us live nowhere near the inland where they grow. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
Well, for a start - t_ose eucalypts look like mountain trees!
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Those trees must be 100 feet tall. Impressive.
ReplyDeleteIs it a caravan park, so close to the city? Good idea. I've got my walking shoes on let's go.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! Have stayed at a hostel in Lane Cove NP. It is a spectacular location so close to all the spectacle.
ReplyDeleteDiane, yes it is a caravan park, plus tents and cabins. I heard on the radio them advertising for family to come out an try the camping experience ... but it is luxury camping because they don't have to put up their own tent and get pizza for dinner.
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