14th August, 2014

This morning we awoke to the sound of hundreds of Cockies flying along the river, I didn't see them at 5:15 but there must have been hundreds, the noise was piercing. We packed up and then I had some issues with the grease gun, trying to grease some nipples on the trailers suspension. All sorted and on the road, a few k up the road we came across yesterday's grader and heard him on the air saying that he has 7 days up here on the Mitchell Falls Road, hopefully it's better on the way back.

The road up to the falls was for the majority, just a severely corrugated dirt road, not a lot of 4wd about it at all. There were some rocks sticking out of the surface and shaley sections as well as a few steep creek exits but nothing over the top. We took our time, aired down to somewhere between 18-22 on the rear and 16-20 on the front, depending on which gauge I read and cruised up the road. It took 3 hours to complete the 76 k including a firewood stop.

We then set up camp had some lunch and headed off to Little Merten Falls for a swim/bath. It was great to have it all to ourselves (again) , must be the late times we do the walks. 

I got bitten by a nasty wasp and we saw a water monitor and some sort of wallaby on the walk. There is a heap of Aboriginal Rock Art up behind and to the left of the falls if you are in the water looking at it. You can just imagine them up here, keeping warm and dry and drawing pictures.

Tonight sitting around the campfire there were numerous animals foraging on the ground under the star lit night, numbats and spotted quoll, we think.