Bunya Mountains
December 4th 2006 22:12
Ok so back to the camping trip. Well it did not start out quite how I planned. Basically the boys were messing around and our 11am start turned into a 3:30pm start. We never got the chance to get to the Observatory and besides it was really cloudy so I am not sure we would have been able to see anything anyways.
The drive up to the campsite was a rather interesting one. The mist was rolling in and dry, empty fields lined either side of the road. Dead and gnarly fingers of branches poked through and with the ghost stories being called across the car it was not long before we all feeling just a little edgy!
As there was such thick mist around we did not quite realised how high up we really were until we came across the sign just outside our campsite that read "MT MOWBULLAN 1107m" That is pretty high up and the icy chill in the air just reiterated it! The campsite was an open green field with tall Bunya Pines in the background and a field of swaying reeds on the left. Small wallabies (not being too clued up on Aussie wildlife I Think they were wallabies - thats what they looked like!) bounced around, their pouches heavy and moving around chaotically with a little head peeking out now and again.
As it was getting dark when we got there we had little time to check the place out but on your drive up to the camp site there are quaint log cabins on the side of the road that can be rented out should camping not be your thing. You can just imagine them with glowing fireplaces and smoking chimneys during the winter months - looks right out of a childs Christmas story book. The mist finally turned to a driving chilly rain which sent us scurrying for cover into our tents. For inexperienced campers I think we did well and would highly recommend it!
The drive up to the campsite was a rather interesting one. The mist was rolling in and dry, empty fields lined either side of the road. Dead and gnarly fingers of branches poked through and with the ghost stories being called across the car it was not long before we all feeling just a little edgy!
Fingers grabbing out for us
As there was such thick mist around we did not quite realised how high up we really were until we came across the sign just outside our campsite that read "MT MOWBULLAN 1107m" That is pretty high up and the icy chill in the air just reiterated it! The campsite was an open green field with tall Bunya Pines in the background and a field of swaying reeds on the left. Small wallabies (not being too clued up on Aussie wildlife I Think they were wallabies - thats what they looked like!) bounced around, their pouches heavy and moving around chaotically with a little head peeking out now and again.
Campsite in the Bunya Mountains
As it was getting dark when we got there we had little time to check the place out but on your drive up to the camp site there are quaint log cabins on the side of the road that can be rented out should camping not be your thing. You can just imagine them with glowing fireplaces and smoking chimneys during the winter months - looks right out of a childs Christmas story book. The mist finally turned to a driving chilly rain which sent us scurrying for cover into our tents. For inexperienced campers I think we did well and would highly recommend it!
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