24 June 2019
We started the day with a trip to Zebedee Springs. We got lucky with the timing, heading in just as a heap of people were coming out. The water was a lovely 28 – 32 degrees, and there were many small and larger rock pools to laze in. After an hour, we braved the cold to hop out, and headed back to camp for morning tea. After some relaxing and reading, Bill and I headed out to do the Moonshine Gorge walk, and Mum and Dad went to explore the Station surrounds.
There was a slightly deeper water crossing on the way to Moonshine Gorge. We watched one vehicle come out and then headed through. It was easy going with the Ranger in low, and the water came up about 10 cm above the bottom of the doors (or if you ask Bill, just below the roof racks). Bill loved it so much that later on, he dropped me back off the other side, turned around and did it again so that we could get some photos.
The walk was lovely, although we didn’t do the full circle, opting to walk back out of the gorge rather than up and over. I went for a dip in the swimming hole at the start of the walk to cool down and it was lovely. Perfect temperature. Then it was showers, beers, dinner and another early night. This camping caper is pretty tiring, and we are all finding that we are ready for bed by 8 pm.
Travelling the Big Island 