23rd August, 2014

Up bright and early this morning and then Clare, Trent and I went for another walk along Annie's Creek. It was a quicker walk this morning so we didn't see as many birds. Whilst packing up Clare went to get some water from the tap and was surprised to find another Whip Snake waiting down there.

After we had packed up we hit the road just after 9:30. Our first stop was Imintji Roadhouse for a restock of some necessary items and a bit of lunch. I had a lovely scallop pie and while it wasn't as good as the one I had at the Richmond Bakery in Tasmania last year, it was still good. Clare and kids had some pastries as well and before long we were back on the road headed for Silent Grove. 

When we got there we set up camp, enjoyed a snack and a drink and then headed down to Bell Gorge. We walked into the gorge and down to the falls but were dismayed to find other people actually in a water hole that we wanted to swim in. We are so used to having these water holes to ourselves that it was a change to find other people there, hell there was even a tour bus down there. 

The walk in was quite easy, a bit of a scramble down some small rocks, then flat ground along a creek before we had to cross the creek, climb and then scramble down some rocks to reach the bottom pool, all in just over 20 minutes.

We did still manage to enjoy a swim in the beautiful gorge and below the falls before heading back to camp for dinner.