More adventuring

That night after a delicious meal of burgers we followed Matt down to feed the yellow footed rock wallabies. They are wild but enjoy some of their special food each evening as a supplement.

Matt tipped some food onto this rock platform, and after five minutes the wallabies started coming shyly in.

The kids were deighted to see these pretty little animals at such close range; eventually there were about seven of them feeding on the rocks.

Each family had a seperate house to stay in, so we spent a comfortable night after our adventures on the road, and next morning set off for the pool.

It was hard to get the kids out of the pool after one and a half hours, but the sun was too hot. They were slathered in sunscreen but we didn't want to take the chance of them getting burnt.

After lunch we set off on a 4wd tour to The Pinnacles, massive outcrops of rocks that were very impressive.

Dolly had come along for the ride too, and loved the attention the kids lavished on her.

Next stop was the old copper smelter, an enterprise that failed to make anyone's fortune. The land is so inhospitable that it was hard to imagine how people survived out here. Eventually they walked off and abandoned the workings.

Next stop was  Nooldoonooldoona waterhole, a bit of a walk and a climb before we got to the actual water. It was amazing and the kids loved scrambling over the huge rocks. 

To put this in perspective, note the tiny spec of yellow which is Rob in his hi-vis shirt.

I didn't climb down the last bit as my back was complaining mightily by this stage, and I didn't know if I'd get back up again. There was very little water there, despite the recent rains, but it was still a beautiful setting.

I just couldn't get over the scale of some of the rocks

- all the kids loved climbing this one and posed at the top for a photo.

 By the time we got back to the cars we were all ready for some quiet time and a bit of a rest.The little girls had kept up so well over the rough terrain, but energy was flagging and they needed to cool down before we assembled again in the dining room for another great meal and conversation.