19th August, 2014

Bit of a sleep in this morning, we didn't rise until 0700 hrs. After a bit of breakfast we set off to Manning Gorge. The walk started with the boat crossing of the river from the campsite and then we walked up a hill over sandstone onto a bit of a plateau before dipping up and down some more sandstone and in a little under 40 minutes we arrived at the gorge. 

It is a beautiful gorge with cliffs of sandstone on each side. There isn't as much water flowing over the falls as is portrayed in most of the photos we see but it was truly spectacular. The water was crystal clear and you could swim out and stand up behind the waterfalls. We trekked up over the falls to the top pool and had a look. There seemed to be a lot more bird life up there which probably coincides with the lack of people that make the trip up there. We were able to jump off the edge of the cliffs close to the falls into the deep pools. We spent a couple of hours there swimming before making the trek back for lunch. 

After lunch we relaxed around  the campsite before heading back to the river for a swim in the afternoon. Trent and I found a piece of retouched rock art on the bank opposite the camping area.