Did I say yesterday that th country was big? Well today I've seen the biggest vista in my life.
You look across several mountain ranges and not see a single sign of human habitation - fantastic.
Climbed to the bottom of McKenzie falls, about 1000 steps down and at least 2000 back up. Had a picnic at the bottom - didn't want to have to carry the butties back up the steps - only for a Kookaburra to swoop on Carole and pinch her butty and then sit on the ground 10 feet away and start to eat it, it didn't even fly away when I grabbed the butty back - just kept hold of the ham (Halls Gap's not very finest ham) and watched us, while nearly choking itself.
We have however been tormented today. Tormented by one particular bright red and blue parrot. Everywhere we went it, or possibly a brother, well it could have been a distant relative I suppose, but it/they still tormented us by flying slowly past, pausing until we got the camera nearly ready and then disappearing into a bush and laughing, laughing I tell you.
This was the best photo we got and frankly its rubbish.
Carole was in seventh heaven when we found a stumpy tailed lizard - she took 11 pictures, then the poor thing got fed up and started hissing at her! Not suprised really. It's about 18" long and fairly chubby.
She then found this other lizard - not a clue what this ones called. This one was about a foot long and skinnier!
The view of Halls Gap from Barooka Lookout.
I'm sat on the veranda of the YHA typing away and a blasted red and blue parrot has just flown past me, not more than 5 feet away, and the camera is upstairs...
Long day in the car tomorrow as we head back to Melbourne before going to Sydney with Jen and Bobbie.
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