Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Zebedee Springs and El Questro gorge- 1st July


We spend 2 nights camped at El Questro, by the river and this makes for a more relaxed start today. We head to Zebedee hot springs for an early morning bath. For once the cold part is getting out of the water rather than in! The original owner of El Questro named the spring after his favourite character from the Magic Roundabout.

Then it's onto El Questro gorge, another lush, magical place. Some of the group waited half way and the rest of us scrambled and waded and pulled each other up where necessary and we hiked along the rocky bottom. At the end of the gorge another stunning pool and waterfall. It was a tiring hike but back at camp by early afternoon those of us with some energy left headed out of camp another 45mins up Saddleback lookout to watch the sunset; Aussie style with tinny! This gave me a greater sense of our isolation. Once again we'd had to cross a river - though only wading this time (how does this country manage without bridges?!) so after sunset it was a race down the hill to try and cross the river before complete darkness hit.

Dinner was roast lamb cooked in a camp oven heated by hot coals and we were treated to more beautiful music around our campfire at the end of a lovely day.

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