Mount Moffatt Easter trip, day 1 and 2



Got up with the alarm at 5am and did the final packing of the car and headed off around 5:30 am. A nice easy drive up to meet the others at the Ampol at Blacksoil, along with about 40,000,000 bikers heading off on an Easter ride. Had a quick coffee and bacon and egg roll and when Kemsley and Lise, Josh, and Nik and Lukas arrived and refreshed themselves we started driving west. We had a reasonably easy drive except for a couple of clumps of caravans which seem to need to travel very close together, not leaving sufficient safe space for people overtaking. We refueled in Roma and had some lunch in the Park on the north side of the town. Then it was another nice easy drive to Injune where Nik had to refuel his Jimny and also, fill up a couple of jerry cans of unleaded fuel as he only has a pretty small fuel tank. Then we headed off to the national park via the back roads, a bit over half the 150 or so Km was via gravel/dirt roads some of which were in the process of being graded and upgraded. Then we made our way up to the Rotary Shelter Shed campground where we had managed to book all the camp sites for our group. We set up camp with a nice lookout to the North and watched the sun set with a cold drink and a campfire. 

It was then an early night in bed as we had been driving all day. 

We woke to beautiful clear blue skies with a cool north easterly breeze. After breakfast and a chat we went out for a drive to explore the park. First off was a short walk in to Lots Wife and then a slightly longer walk to Kookaburra Cave to view the aboriginal art work. 

Then onto Marlong Arch for another relatively short walk. 

After all this exercise we headed back to camp and had some lunch. After a chat we decided to go for a drive up to the Top Shelter Shed lookout to see if it would be a nice spot to view the sunset. It was indeed a nice spot, and we continued on this track out to the Mahogany Forest and then onto the end of the track at the Head of Carnarvon Creek. There was a muddy patch or two along the way. After that we headed back to camp and whiled away a few hours before gathering up the drinks and nibbles and headed up to the Top Shelter Shed to view the sunset. It was a very pleasant way to watch the sun go down. 

Then back to camp for dinner and a chat around the camp fire. And finally off to bed with a coolish wind blowing. The night sky was spectacular until the full moon came out and washed out the stars. 

Bye Jeff.